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The Poisonwood Bible

by Barbara Kingsolver
Publisher: Faber & Faber, January of 2000 ‧
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The Poisonwood Bible tells the story of an American family in the Congo during a time of tremendous political and social upheaval. The story is told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them all they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it - from garden seeds to Scripture - is calamitously transformed on African soil. This tale of one family's tragic undoing and remarkable reconstruction, over the course of three decades in postcolonial Africa, is set against one of history's most dramatic political parables. The Poisonwood Bible dances between the darkly comic human failings and inspiring poetic justices of our times. In a compelling exploration of religion, conscience, imperialist arrogance, and the many paths to redemption, Barbara Kingsolver has written a novel of overwhelming power and passion.

The Poisonwood Bible

by Barbara Kingsolver

Property Description
ISBN: 9780571201754
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Release Date: January of 2000
Dimensions: 126 x 196 x 50 mm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 640
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > Fiction > Fiction
EAN: 9780571201754
Recommended Minimum Age: Not applicable

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Barbara Kingsolver

Barbara Kingsolver é uma romancista, ensaísta e poetisa americana multipremiada. Nasceu na zona rural de Kentucky e em criança viveu algum tempo com a família em África. Formou-se em Biologia, área em que trabalhou antes de iniciar a sua carreira como escritora. Em 2000 fundou o prémio Bellwether para apoiar a literatura que aborda questões sociais e recebeu a Medalha Nacional de Humanidades pelas suas contribuições para o entendimento da sociedade norte-americana.
Os seus livros têm sido amplamente traduzidos e ganharam inúmeros prémios. Demon Copperhead foi bestseller imediato dos jornais The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post e do Sunday Times, e venceu o Prémio Pulitzer de Ficção, o Women's Prize for Fiction, esteve na shortlist do Prémio Orwell de Ficção Política e foi selecionado pelo Oprah Book Club.
Barbara Kingsolver vive atualmente no sudoeste da Virgínia.
Saiba mais sobre a autora em: www.barbarakingsolver.net

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