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Barbara Kingsolver

Barbara Kingsolver

Snodgrass, Mary Ellen

Paperback

Series: McFarland Literary Companion, Book 2

Literary Criticism

ISBN10: 0786419512
ISBN13: 9780786419517
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: Sep 9 2004
Pages: 239
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.56 Width: 6.96 Depth: 10.00
Language: English

Barbara Kingsolver--a writer of fiction, documentary, verse and essay--supports entertaining stories with profound themes of ecological responsibility and defense of human rights.

This work is an introduction and overview of the author's literary achievements, opening with an annotated chronology of Kingsolver's life, activism, works, and awards, followed by a family tree. The 122 alphabetical entries in the main text provide data and analysis on characters, dates, historical figures and events, allusions, literary motifs, and themes from Kingsolver's works, combining insights with generous citations from primary and secondary sources. Each entry concludes with a selected bibliography. Appendices include a timeline of events in The Poisonwood Bible, a list of 46 writing and research topics, a bibliography, and a comprehensive index.

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