num_pages: 546
description: The family of a fierce evangelical Baptist missionary--Nathan Price, his wife, and his four daughters--begins to unravel after they embark on a 1959 mission to the Belgian Congo, where they find their lives transformed over the course of three decades
language: English
title: Poisonwood Bible
titlecomplete: Poisonwood Bible
characters: Ruth May Price, Orleanna Price, Rachel Rebeccah Price, Dr Bud Wharton, Leah Price, Reverend & Mrs. Underdown, Nathan Price, Adah Price
genres: Religion, Historical, Historical Fiction, Africa, Literary Fiction, Novels, Adult Fiction, Literature, Classics, Fiction
ratings_count: 728062
places: Sanderling Island, Georgia, Bethlehem, Georgia, Kilanga, Leopoldville
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: Demco Media