Barbara Kingsolver

American author, poet and essayist · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1955 · age 71

Barbara Ellen Kingsolver is an American novelist, essayist, and poet. Her widely known works include The Poisonwood Bible, the tale of a missionary family in the Congo; and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, a nonfiction account of her family's attempts to eat locally.

Barbara Kingsolver is read about 1,809 times a day, in 36 languages.

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2023Pulitzer Prize for FictionAwardWomen's Prize for FictionAward2012“A flock is nothing but the put-together of all your past choices.”In their wordsHester to Dellarobia, her daughter-in-law, Flight Behavior, page 462 (ISBN 978-0-571-29081-9).Read the whole statement

“Cub retreated to the familiar grounds of remorse and insufficiency, the terms of his existence, ratified by marriage.”In their wordsFlight Behavior, page 576 (ISBN 978-0-571-29081-9).Read the whole statement

“There is some kind of juice in our brains that makes us only care about what's in front of us right this minute.”In their wordsDellarobia Turnbow speaking to her son, Flight Behavior, page 589 (ISBN 978-0-571-29081-9).Read the whole statement

“I also thank Bill McKibben and his 350.org colleagues for the most important work in the world, and the most unending.”In their words"Author's note", Flight Behavior, page 599 (ISBN 978-0-571-29081-9).Read the whole statement

2010Women's Prize for FictionAward2000“Her body moved with the frankness that comes from solitary habits. But solitude is only a human presumption.”In their wordsProdigal Summer (2000).Read the whole statement

National Humanities MedalAward1998“A wife is the earth itself, changing hands, bearing scars.”In their wordsThe Poisonwood Bible (1998).Read the whole statement

1955Born8 April 1955

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Even the most recalcitrant climate scientists agree now, the place is heating up. pretty much every one of the lot.
2012 · The entomologist Ovid Byron to the journalist Tina Ultner, Flight Behavior, page 505-506 (ISBN 978-0-571-29081-9)., Own words

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Awards

Women's Prize for Fiction2023

Pulitzer Prize for Fiction2023

Women's Prize for Fiction2010

National Humanities Medal2000

About this person

In 2023, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for the novel Demon Copperhead. Her work often focuses on topics such as social justice, biodiversity, and the interaction between humans and their communities and environments.

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United States