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Book Title
Poisonwood Bibles
Publication Name
The Poisonwood Bible
Title
The Poisonwood Bible
Subtitle
A Novel
Author
Barbara Kingsolver
Format
Hardcover
ISBN-10
0060175400
EAN
9780060175405
ISBN
9780060175405
Publisher
HarperCollins
Genre
Fiction
Release Date
07/10/1998
Release Year
1998
Language
English
Country/Region of Manufacture
US
Item Length
9.2in
Publication Year
1998
Item Height
1.6in
Topic
Sagas, Religious, Literary, Historical
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
26.1 Oz
Number of Pages
560 Pages

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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 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 follows is a suspenseful epic of one family's tragic undoing and remarkable reconstruction over the course of three decades in postcolonial Africa. The novel is set against one of the most dramatic political chronicles of the twentieth century: the Congo's fight for independence from Belgium, the murder of its first elected prime minister, the CIA coup to install his replacement, and the insidious progress of a world economic order that robs the fledgling African nation of its autonomy. Against this backdrop, Orleanna Price reconstructs the story of her evangelist husband's part in the Western assault on Africa, a tale indelibly darkened by her own losses and unanswerable questions about her own culpability. Also narrating the story, by turns, are her four daughters--the self-centered, teenaged Rachel; shrewd adolescent twins Leah and Adah; and Ruth May, a prescient five-year-old. These sharply observant girls, who arrive in the Congo with racial preconceptions forged in 1950s Georgia, will be marked in surprisingly different ways by their father's intractable mission, and by Africa itself. Ultimately each must strike her own separate path to salvation. Their passionately intertwined stories become a compelling exploration of moral risk and personal responsibility. Dancing between the dark comedy of human failings and the breathtaking possibilities of human hope, The Poisonwood Bible possesses all that has distinguished Barbara Kingsolver's previous work, and extends this beloved writer's vision to an entirely new level. Taking its place alongside the classic works of postcolonial literature, this ambitious novel establishes Kingsolver as one of the most thoughtful and daring of modern writers.

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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060175400
ISBN-13
9780060175405
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Book Title
Poisonwood Bibles
Author
Barbara Kingsolver
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Sagas, Religious, Literary, Historical
Publication Year
1998
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
560 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
1.6in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
26.1 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Ps3561.I496p65 1998
Reviews
"There are few ambitious, successful and beautiful novels. Lucky for us, we have one now, in Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible . . . this awed reviewer hardly knows where to begin." -- Jane Smiley, Washington Post Book World "Fully realized, richly embroidered, triumphant." -- Newsweek "Kingsolver's powerful new book is actually an old-fashioned 19th-century novel, a Hawthornian tale of sin and redemption and the 'dark necessity' of history." -- Michiko Kakutani, New York Times "A powerful new epic . . . She has with infinitely steady hands worked the prickly threads of religion, politics, race, sin and redemption into a thing of terrible beauty." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review "Powerful . . . Kingsolver is a gifted magician of words." -- Time "Beautifully written . . . Kingsolver's tale of domestic tragedy is more than just a well-told yarn . . . Played out against the bloody backdrop of political struggles in Congo that continue to this day, it is also particularly timely." -- People "Tragic, and remarkable. . . . A novel that blends outlandish experience with Old Testament rhythms of prophecy and doom." -- USA Today "The book's sheer enjoyability is given depth by Kingsolver's insight and compassion for Congo, including its people, and their language and sayings." -- Boston Globe "Compelling, lyrical and utterly believable." -- Chicago Tribune, There are few ambitious, successful and beautiful novels. Lucky for us, we have one now, in Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible . . . this awed reviewer hardly knows where to begin.
Copyright Date
1998
Lccn
98-019901
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21

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  • by myer_kathr
    Dec 22, 2022Top favourable review

    One of my favorite books in a lifetime of reading!

    This is one of my all time favorite books. Told from the points of view of main characters, the personalities are real, most of them complex, & compelling. The history based story (not a real family, but I’ve known similar individuals…) tells a part of our nation’s & World’s tragic but little known story. I grew up in this period of time, & remember reading about the events—with a very different viewpoint from the American media of the time. The author has a clear bias (with which I strongly agree) but she gives facts & opinions from both sides—at the time & in retrospect—all a part of the intricately woven story. Her language weaves a web of beauty & sorrow & inspiration. The details have such amazing circular connections that it is a wonderful book to teach & discuss. I’ve read it 3 ...

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  • by josesh-65
    May 24, 2023Top critical review

    Don’t waste your money on this book.

    I think the author is bias about the missionaries in Africa. She created a crazy pastor and the sad stories of his family. I would not recommend this book.

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  • by theestatepreserve
    Mar 16, 2009

    Compelling Family Saga, Sobering Picture of Colonialism

    Barbara Kingsolver's novel, "The Poisonwood Bible," transports the reader to the Congo in the late 1950s, following Nathan Price, an evangelical Baptist minister, and his family. Their fate becomes interwoven with that of the country during three turbulent decades. The book is a compelling family saga, a sobering picture of the horrors of fanatical fundamentalism and an insightful view of an exploited country crushed by colonialism and manipulated by a bastion of democracy. Nathan Price is a sanctimonious, foolhardy fanatic determined to convert the natives to Christianity, a plan that is doomed from the start by Nathan's self-righteousness. The story arc develops through the alternating, first-person points of view of Orleanna Price- Nathan's powerless wife- and her four daughters. ...

  • by silver829
    Nov 04, 2006

    TERRIFIC READ! GET THIS BOOK!

    My favorite book, I've read it 3 times so far! Ms. Kingsolver takes us with the Price family into the Congo, and we are priviledged to read the story through the eyes of each character. I laughed, and I cried, and I rejoiced, and I reflected. What lessons each character teaches us! I've travelled as a missionary to Africa, and the author's descriptions take me right back into the jungle. I didnt want the book to end, I wanted to stay with the characters on and on. Few books pull you into the action the way this one does. An excellent book, I highly recommend it. I've purchased several copies & given them to friends.

  • by _kdqQq-yRQ6@Deleted
    Apr 06, 2006

    Poisonwood Bible

    Recently I lived in central Africa. This book comes the closest to how I would describe the local native life. Hard and true, I loved it. I often think how one day I would love to write a book about our experiences there, but this book has outdone my potential for words. It is truly a gem, truthful, brutally honest and highly descriptive ....you can 'taste' the splendour and the sadness of Africa through the eyes of 5 courageous women who experienced her..... Kingsolver magnificently reigns!!

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