The Poisonwood Bible
A Novel
$46.56
- Paperback
560 pages
- Release Date
5 July 2005
Summary
New York Times Bestseller - Pulitzer Prize Finalist - An Oprah’s Book Club Selection
“Powerful … [Kingsolver] has with infinitely steady hands worked the prickly threads of religion, politics, race, sin and redemption into a thing of terrible beauty.” –Los Angeles Times Book Review
The Poisonwood Bible established Barbara Kingsolver, recipient of the National Book Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, as one of the mos…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780060786502 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0060786507 |
| Author: | Barbara Kingsolver |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 560 |
| Release Date: | 5 July 2005 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 201mm x 132mm x 36mm |
| Series: | P. S. |
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Critics Review
“A powerful new epic … She has with infinitely steady hands worked the prickly threads of religion, politics, race, sin and redemption into a thing of terrible beauty.” - Los Angeles Times Book Review
“Beautifully written … Kingsolver’s tale of domestic tragedy is more than just a well-told yarn … Played out against the bloody backdrop of political struggles in Congo that continue to this day, it is also particularly timely.” - People
“Compelling, lyrical and utterly believable.” - Chicago Tribune
“Fully realized, richly embroidered, triumphant.” - Newsweek
“Kingsolver’s powerful new book is actually an old-fashioned 19th-century novel, a Hawthornian tale of sin and redemption and the ‘dark necessity’ of history.” - Michiko Kakutani, New York Times
“Powerful … Kingsolver is a gifted magician of words.” - Time
“The book’s sheer enjoyability is given depth by Kingsolver’s insight and compassion for Congo, including its people, and their language and sayings.” - Boston Globe
“There are few ambitious, successful and beautiful novels. Lucky for us, we have one now, in Barbara Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible … this awed reviewer hardly knows where to begin.” - Jane Smiley, Washington Post Book World
“Tragic, and remarkable… . A novel that blends outlandish experience with Old Testament rhythms of prophecy and doom.” - USA Today
About The Author
Barbara Kingsolver
Barbara Kingsolver is the author of ten bestselling works of fiction, including the novels Unsheltered, The Bean Trees, and The Poisonwood Bible. She has also published books of poetry, essays, creative nonfiction, and Coyote’s Wild Home, a children’s book co-authored with Lily Kingsolver. Kingsolver collaborated with her family on the influential Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life.
Her work has been translated into more than thirty languages and has earned a devoted readership both domestically and internationally. Kingsolver is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and has received numerous awards and honors. These include the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her novel Demon Copperhead, the National Humanities Medal, and most recently, the National Book Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
She lives with her husband on a farm in southern Appalachia.
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