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The Poisonwood Bible (1998), by Barbara Kingsolver, is a best-selling novel about a missionary family, the Prices, who in 1959 move from the U.S. state of Georgia to the village of Kilanga in the Belgian Congo, close to the Kwilu River.
[1] [2] While Kingsolver's novel is similarly about a boy who experiences poverty, Demon Copperhead is set in Appalachia and explores contemporary issues. [3] [4] [5] The book touches on themes of the social and economic stratification in Appalachia, child poverty in rural America, and drug addiction with a focus on the opioid crisis. [6]
An iconic first line “First, I got myself born,” begins the tale of Damon Fields, aka Demon Copperhead, born in a trailer to a single mother in the mountains of Appalachia.
Barbara Ellen Kingsolver (born April 8, 1955) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, essayist, and poet. Her widely known works include The Poisonwood Bible, the tale of a missionary family in the Congo, and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, a nonfiction account of her family's attempts to eat locally.
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1 Alan Davies, Taj Atwal, Sara Pascoe, and Adrian Edmondson: Tim Van Someren 29 October 2024 Books chosen by the guests are Will and Testament by Vigdis Hjorth (Alan Davies), Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver , All Fours by Miranda July (Sara Pascoe) and You Are Here by David Nicholls (Adrian Edmondson).
Prodigal Summer tells the story of a small town in Appalachia during a single, humid summer, when three interweaving stories of love, loss and family unfold against the backdrop of the lush wildness of Virginia mountains.
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