The poisonwood Bible : a novel / Barbara Kingsolver.
The drama of a U.S. missionary family in Africa during a war of decolonization. At its center is Nathan Price, a self-righteous Baptist minister who establishes a mission in a village in 1959 Belgian Congo. The resulting clash of cultures is seen through the eyes of his wife and his four daughters. By the author of Pigs in Heaven.
Record details
- ISBN: 0060175400
- ISBN: 9780571201754 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: x, 546 pages ; 25 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : HarperFlamingo, [1998]
- Copyright: ©1998
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 545-546). |
Formatted Contents Note: | Journeys: the characters and their stories -- Points of View: a conversation about The Poisonwood Bible -- A Writer's Life: Barbara Kingsolver's story -- The World Outside: a look at the 1950s Congo -- A Brief History: the critics respond to The Poisonwood Bible. |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader UG 6.6 29 29 35204 |
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