Barbara Kingsolver
by Linda Wagner-Martin
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The Great Writers series explores the lives of some of the most talked about literary figures of the past half-century. Kentucky native Kingsolver gained recognition as a contemporary author for works such as The Bean Trees and The Poisonwood Bible. Ages 14+.Tags
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Linda Wagner-Martin is Frank Borden Hanes Professor of English and Comparative Literature emerita at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in the United States. She has published over 75 books, including Hemingway's Wars: The Public and Private Battles and The Routledge Introduction to American Modernism.
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- Canonical title
- Barbara Kingsolver
- Original title
- Barbara Kingsolver
- Original publication date
- 2004
- People/Characters
- Barbara Kingsolver
- Dedication
- For Paul and Carly
- First words
- Barbara Kingsolver grew into her life as a writer from wide-ranging bases of experience and knowledge.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The business of fiction is to probe the tender spots of an imperfect world, which is where I live, write, and read. (Small Wonder, 213)
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