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The Poisonwood Bible
ISBN/GTIN

The Poisonwood Bible

Author of Demon Copperhead, Winner of the Women´s Prize for Fiction
PaperbackPaperback
Ranking795222inBelletristik
CHF18.90

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NOW INCLUDING THE FIRST CHAPTER OF DEMON COPPERHEAD: THE NEW BARBARA KINGSOLVER NOVEL

DEMON COPPERHEAD IS AVAILABLE NOW FOR PRE-ORDER

An international bestseller and a modern classic, this suspenseful epic of one family's tragic undoing and their remarkable reconstruction has been read, adored and shared by millions around the world.

'Breathtaking.' Sunday Times
'Exquisite.' The Times
'Beautiful.' Independent
'Powerful.' New York Times


This story is 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 everything 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.


What readers are saying

'This remains one of the most fascinating books I have ever read.'

'I felt every emotion under the sky with this book.'

'Riveting.'

'This novel left a lasting - YEARS LASTING - impression.'

'This is one of those books that stands the test of time and is worth rereading.'

'Five epic, no-wonder-this-book-is-so-well-loved stars!'
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ISBN/GTIN978-0-571-33979-2
Product TypePaperback
BindingPaperback
PublisherFaber & Faber
Publication countryUnited Kingdom
Publishing date06/07/2017
Pages640 pages
LanguageEnglish
SizeWidth 129 mm, Height 198 mm, Thickness 38 mm
Weight525 g
Article no.32130898
CatalogsBuchzentrum
Data source no.22662940
Product groupBelletristik
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Author

Barbara Kingsolver's books of fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction are widely translated and have won numerous literary awards, including the Women's Prize for Fiction, awarded to The Lacuna; Flight Behaviour was also shortlisted. She is the founder of the PEN/Bellwether Prize, and in 2000 she was awarded the National Humanities Medal, her country's highest honour for service through the arts. Prior to her writing career, she studied and worked as a biologist. She lives with her husband on a farm in southern Appalachia.