Marilynne Robinson

Marilynne Robinson, American novelist and essayist

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Born: November 26, 1943
Age in 2026: 83
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
Birth year: 1943

About Marilynne Robinson

Marilynne Summers Robinson (born November 26, 1943) is an American novelist and essayist. Across her writing career, Robinson has received numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2005, National Humanities Medal in 2012, and the 2016 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. In 2016, Robinson was named in Time magazine's list of 100 most influential people. Robinson began teaching at the Iowa Writers' Workshop in 1991 and retired in the spring of 2016. Robinson is best known for her novels Housekeeping (1980) and Gilead (2004). Her novels are noted for their thematic depiction of faith and rural life. The subjects of her essays span numerous topics, including the relationship between religion and science, American history, nuclear pollution, John Calvin, and contemporary American politics.

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Marilynne Robinson timeline

1980Robinson is best known for her novels Housekeeping (1980) and Gilead (2004).
1991Robinson began teaching at the Iowa Writers' Workshop in 1991 and retired in the spring of 2016.
2005Across her writing career, Robinson has received numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2005, National Humanities Medal in 2012, and the 2016 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction.
2016In 2016, Robinson was named in Time magazine's list of 100 most influential people.

The world when Marilynne Robinson was born

Marilynne Robinson was born in 1943. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1943

#1 song"As Time Goes By" – Dooley Wilson
Top movieFor Whom the Bell Tolls
Best-selling bookThe Robe – Lloyd C. Douglas

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentAll-American Girls Professional Baseball League founded
Top headlineAllies invade Italy
Technology milestoneLSD accidentally discovered by Albert Hofmann
Defining fadZoot suits
Notable inventionSlinky
World population2.38 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
U.S. population136.7M

1943 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Marilynne Robinson's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1943	2026
Gas	$0.21	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,700	$435,000
Average income	$4,100	$67,500
Minimum wage	$0.30	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.27	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	136.7M	341 million

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