num_pages: 272
description: Barbara Kingsolver's 1988 debut novel is a classic workof American fiction. Now a standard in college literature classes across thenation, and a book that appears in translation across the globe, The BeanTrees is not only a literary masterpiece but a popular triumph—anarrative that readers worldwide have taken into their hearts. The Los Angeles Times calls The Bean Trees “the work of a visionary. . . . It leaves you open-mouthed and smiling.”
language: English
title: The Bean Trees
titlecomplete: The Bean Trees
characters: Estevan, Mattie, Turtle Greer, Lou Ann Ruiz, Esperanza, Taylor Greer
genres: Literature, Classics, Literary Fiction, School, Novels, Adult, Fiction, Adult Fiction, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 152554
places: Tucson, Arizona, Arizona
series: Greer Family
publisher: Harper