The Poisonwood Bible

Name: The Poisonwood Bible
Author: Barbara Kingsolver

by Barbara Kingsolver

Epic about an American missionary family's disillusionment in colonial Congo

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Barbara Kingsolver

American novelist whose The Poisonwood Bible is a celebrated exploration of American imperialism in the Congo. Demon Copperhead won the Pulitzer Prize in 2023. She is one of the most widely read American literary novelists with a political conscience.

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