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by Barbara Kingsolver · Ediciones del Bronce · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788484530251
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The Poisonwood Bible is a novel by Barbara Kingsolver that tells the story of a Baptist missionary family in the Belgian Congo in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Through the voices of the pastor's wife and daughters, the novel explores themes of faith, colonialism, racism, and the clash of cultures. The Price family faces unexpected challenges in an unfamiliar and dangerous environment, while the Congo struggles for its independence. The novel examines the consequences of imposing Western beliefs on an African society and how the women of the Price family adapt and change in this context.
Barbara Ellen Kingsolver is an American novelist, essayist, and poet. Her widely known works include The Poisonwood Bible, the tale of a missionary family in the Congo; and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, a nonfiction account of her family's attempts to eat locally. In 2023, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for the novel Demon Copperhead. Her work often focuses on topics such as social justice, biodiversity, and the interaction between humans and their communities and environments.
