num_pages: 72
description: Barbara Kingsolver's national bestseller The Poisonwood Bible paints an intimate portrait of a crisis-ridden family amid the larger backdrop of an African nation in chaos. Critics and readers alike have acclaimed the novel as the greatest achievement of one of America's foremost living authors. Examine how the tragedy of the Price family mirrors the political unrest in the Congo, how the novel views religion and marriage, and how Kingsolver reconciles the demands of art with her belief that writing should support a political cause.
language: English
title: The Poisonwood Bible (Barnes and Noble Reader's Companion)
titlecomplete: The Poisonwood Bible (Barnes and Noble Reader's Companion) (Barnes & Noble Reader's Companion)
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: 728146
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: Barnes & Noble