by Barbara Kingsolver · FABER ET FABER · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780571376483
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«Demon Copperhead» is the literary fiction novel by Barbara Kingsolver, published by Faber & Faber in paperback in 2023 (546 pages, in English).
Demon is born in a trailer, son of a single mother, in the Appalachian mountains of Virginia. Growing up between poverty and the foster care system, he witnesses the devastating effect of the opioid crisis on his community. His search for affection and security, with the sea as a distant dream, structures a story of love, loss and resistance.
Winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the 2023 Women's Prize for Fiction.
Recommended for book clubs and readers of contemporary literary fiction, with a protagonist who grows up amid adversity.
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. 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.
