by Barbara Kingsolver · Círculo de Lectores, S.A. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422687740
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«La Biblia envenenada» is the novel by Barbara Kingsolver, published by Círculo de Lectores, S.A. in hardback (604 pages, in Spanish).
In this novel, the women of an American family tell of their life in the Congo, where their father, a Baptist pastor, takes them on an evangelizing mission; the story spans from the end of the colonial era to the difficult road to independence and interweaves religion, family, and identity.
Translation by Damián Alou of the original novel «The Poisonwood Bible».
For readers of contemporary fiction interested in the legacy of colonialism and the history of the Congo.
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.
