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The Poisonwood Bible

(1998)
A novel by

 
 
Awards
1999 Oprah's Book Club Award (nominee)
1999 PEN/Faulkner Award (nominee)
1999 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (nominee)
1999 Women's Prize For Fiction (nominee)

Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible paints an intimate portrait of a crisis-ridden family amid the larger backdrop of an African nation in chaos. Critics and readers alike have acclaimed the novel as the greatest achievement of one of America's foremost living authors. This Barnes & Noble Reader's Companion takes you inside The Poisonwood Bible:
  • How does the tragedy of the Price family mirror the political unrest in the Congo?
  • What is the novel's message about religion? About marriage?
  • How does Kingsolver reconcile the demands of art with her belief that her writing should support a political cause?



Genre: Literary Fiction

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