num_pages: 13
description: The Poisonwood Bible is a story 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 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 brought forth her most ambitious work ever.
language: English
title: The Poisonwood Bible
titlecomplete: The Poisonwood Bible
characters: Rachel Rebeccah Price, Orleanna Price, Dr Bud Wharton, Nathan Price, Reverend & Mrs. Underdown, Adah Price, Ruth May Price, Leah Price
genres: Fiction, Historical, Religion, Literature, Classics, Novels, Adult Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Africa
ratings_count: 728144
places: Kilanga, Leopoldville, Sanderling Island, Georgia, Bethlehem, Georgia
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Orange Prize
category: Fiction Shortlist, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Book Sense Book of the Year Award
category: Adult, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY)
category: Audio Fiction - Unabridged, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Exclusive Books Boeke Prize, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Puddly Award
category: Novel, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Dublin Literary Award
publisher: Brilliance Audio