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The poisonwood Bible
(Book)

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Published:
New York : HarperFlamingo, [1998].
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Desc:
x, 546 pages ; 25 cm
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 29
Lexile measure:
960L
Rating:
960
Status:
Description

New York Times Bestseller • An Oprah Book Club Pick

“Powerful . . . [Kingsolver] 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

Taking its place alongside the classic works of postcolonial literature, this ambitious novel established Barbara Kingsolver as one of the most thoughtful and daring of modern writers.

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.

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Language:
English
ISBN:
0060175400, 0060930535
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 6.6, 29 Points
Lexile measure:
960

Notes

General Note
Physical description based on hardcover edition.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 545-546).
Description
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.
Target Audience
960 ,Lexile.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,6.6,29.0,35204.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,6.6,29,35204.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Kingsolver, B. (1998). The poisonwood Bible. New York, HarperFlamingo.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Kingsolver, Barbara. 1998. The Poisonwood Bible. New York, HarperFlamingo.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Kingsolver, Barbara, The Poisonwood Bible. New York, HarperFlamingo, 1998.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Kingsolver, Barbara. The Poisonwood Bible. New York, HarperFlamingo, 1998.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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