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 Biography of Barbara Kingsolver
5688 words, approx. 19 pages
 Barbara Kingsolver renews the Western literary landscape by debunking the myths of individuality and self-determination. Her heroines lead meaningful lives by relying on compromise and community. Kingsolver's work reflects the real West in which she live... summary from source:
 Biography of Barbara Kingsolver
5612 words, approx. 18.7 pages
Barbara Kingsolver renews the Western literary landscape by debunking the myths of individuality and self-determination. Her heroines lead meaningful lives by relying on compromise and community. Kingsolver's work reflects the real West in which she live...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 The Poisonwood Bible Information
787 words, approx. 3 pages
 The Poisonwood Bible (1998) by Barbara Kingsolver is a bestselling novel about a missionary family, the Prices, who in 1959 move from Georgia to the fictional village of Kilanga in the Belgian Congo. The Price's story, which parallels their host...
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 Sojourners The Poisonwood Bible.(Review)
03/01/1999: 771 words, approx. 3 pages The Poisonwood Bible. By Barbara Kingsolver. HarperFlamingo, 1998. IGNORANCE AND GRACE Lessons from The Poisonwood Bible. Barbara Kingsolver is a high-energy novelist, at once funny and serious. The Bean Trees, Animal Dreams, and Pigs in Heaven all engage characters seriously with... summary from source:
National Catholic Reporter THE POISONWOOD BIBLE.(Review)
03/19/1999: 1,325 words, approx. 4 pages THE POISONWOOD BIBLE By Barbara Kingsolver HarperFlamingo, 543 pages, $26 It is hard not to feel partial to one or another of the narrators of this story -- Barbara Kingsolver uses a total of five to describe a Baptist family's mission trip to...
 Literary Criticism
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 Critical Review by Lee Siegel
7,617 words, approx. 25 pages
In the following review, Siegel criticizes the exploitation of personal suffering in contemporary literature and offers negative evaluation of Kingsolver's fiction, including The Poisonwood Bible. Siegel condemns Kingsolver's popular and uncritically received style of “Nice Writing” as disingenuous and self-righteous.
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Essay Grade: 88%The Poisonwood Bible: Review and Analysis
1,162 words, approx. 4 pages
Reviews and provides a literary analysis of the book "The Poisonwood Bible," by Barbara Kingsolver. Focuses on the character of Adah Price. Describes how she had given up her physical capabilities in exchange for the kind of mind that no ordinary person could ever have. summary from source:
Essay Grade: 92%The Survival of Communities in "The Poisonwood Bible" and "Peace Like a River"
1,029 words, approx. 3 pages
The necessities of a successful community are key themes in two novels: "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver and "Peace Like a River" by Leif Enger. Every community requires a balance of concurring and diverse opinions. They must also value and accept change and rely upon one another's love and support.
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The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver | |
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