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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.
Small Wonder is a collection of 23 essays on environmentalism and social justice by American novelist and biologist Barbara Kingsolver, published in 2002 by HarperCollins. It reached number 3 in the New York Times non-fiction paperback best seller list in May 2003. [1]
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. The novel's title refers to Bible errata. The father of the family creates his own "misprint" of the Bible.
The author of 'Bird by Bird' and 'Somehow' on Barbara Kingsolver, 'Charlotte’s Web,' and The Book That Shaped Her Worldview.
Here are the best Friendsgiving quotes to up your Instagram caption game or write a heartfelt card to a friend. ... — Barbara Kingsolver. 49. "Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship ...
Barbara Kingsolver uses a nonstandard perspective to share the characters' adventures and the world they live in. The use of nonwhite mythology, anti-western sentiment , and not using the typical form of male adventure, allowed the author to explore the world where women were powerful and had a voice.
Barbara Kingsolver, W. Paul Coates honored with lifetime achievement awards. Barbara Kingsolver at the 75th National Book Awards Nov. 20, 2024 in New York City. The Pulitzer-winning author ...
Demon Copperhead is a 2022 novel by Barbara Kingsolver.It was a co-recipient of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and won the 2023 Women's Prize for Fiction.Kingsolver was inspired by the Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield.