Barbara Kingsolver: A Critical Companion

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"DeMarr's treatment of Kingsolver's work is admirably balanced and lucid."

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This useful guide to the works of Barbara Kingsolver treats her life, political and social interests, and her career as a novelist, journalist, essayist, and writer of both short fiction and poetry.... DeMarr's treatment of Kingsolver's work is admirably balanced and lucid.Choice

Book Description
Barbara Kingsolver wears the feminist mantle with joyful pride, and her spirited embrace of political themes is contagious. Responding to richly-drawn heroines along their journeys to do right by family and community, readers embrace Kingsolver's political novels, making them bestsellers. From the haunting Arizona landscape of Kingsolver's early trilogy of novels, to the lush African jungle that sets the scene in her latest, The Poisonwood Bible, Kingsolver weaves colorful tapestries with vivid prose, exceptional intelligence, and unexpected humor. DeMarr's comprehensive treatment covers not only Kingsolver's four novels, each with its own chapter, but also discusses with considerable insight her background as a feminist, as a journalist, and, most importantly, as a humanist.

About the Author
MARY JEAN DEMARR is Professsor Emerita of English and Women's Studies at Indiana State University.


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Kingsolver wears feminism proudly and is best known for her popular political novels. DeMarr (English and women's studies, Indiana State U.) outlines her life and work in a number of genres including journalism and poetry, then analyzes her four novels. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)


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