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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. In 2023, she was awarded the Pulitzer ...
Barbara Kingsolver. Contemporary U.S. author of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, critical commentary and journalism. Readers can find answers here about Barbara’s published books, as well as biographical information and frequently-asked questions. — “The Blood Returns”
Apr 16, 2019 · Barbara Kingsolver has brought us lyrical, thought-provoking, and critically-acclaimed novels since her 1988 debut, The Bean Trees.
Jun 3, 2024 · Barbara Kingsolver, American writer and political activist whose best-known novels concern the endurance of people living in often inhospitable environments and the beauty to be found even in such harsh circumstances. Her notable works included Animal Dreams, The Poisonwood Bible, and The Lacuna.
Barbara Kingsolver was born in 1955 and grew up in rural Kentucky. She earned degrees in biology from DePauw University and the University of Arizona, and has worked as a freelance writer and author since 1985.
Learn about Barbara Kingsolver - Contemporary U.S. author of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, critical commentary and journalism.
Oct 14, 2022 · In “Demon Copperhead,” Barbara Kingsolver reimagines “David Copperfield” as a tale set in Southern Appalachia, and brings humanity and humor to a region and people who have long endured ...
Oct 17, 2022 · Barbara Kingsolver Was Writing Social Justice Novels Before They Were Cool. An interview about politics, appropriation, and Demon Copperhead, a new novel set in her native Appalachia. By Dan...
Beyond the expected math and science classes, my liberal-arts education included a manic cross-section of electives: anthropology, history, French, music theory, a semester in Greece, a winter internship at the Eli Lilly Pharmaceutical Company, and one creative writing class, which I loved.
Oct 16, 2022 · In Barbara Kingsolver’s New Novel, an Appalachian David Copperfield “Demon Copperhead” reimagines Dickens’s story in a modern-day rural America contending with poverty and opioid addiction ...
