Barbara Kingsolver
7 SeriesBarbara Kingsolver is an American author, poet, and essayist known for her works on social justice, biodiversity, feminism, and human-environment interactions. She holds degrees in Biology from DePauw University and the University of Arizona. Since 1993, all her books have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List, and she has received the Orange Prize for Fiction and the National Humanities Medal, with nominations for the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Pulitzer Prize.
In Barbara Kingsolver's "The Poisonwood Bible," evangelical Baptist Nathan Price relocates his wife and four daughters to the Belgian Congo in 1959 for a missionary endeavor. The family's possessions and lives are irrevocably transformed by the unfamiliar and challenging environment. As they struggle to adapt, each family member grapples with the political turmoil of Congo's independence and their own moral reckonings. The novel explores themes of cultural imperialism, faith, and resilience through the distinct perspectives of the Price women.
