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The poisonwood Bible : a novel

Kingsolver, Barbara (Author).

Summary: 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.

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  • ISBN: 9780571201754 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 0060175400
  • Physical Description: x, 546 pages ; 25 cm.
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  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : HarperFlamingo, [1998]

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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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Genre: Domestic fiction.

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