The poisonwood Bible : a novel / Barbara Kingsolver.

Author/creator Kingsolver, Barbara
Format Book
Edition1st HarperPerennial ed.
Publication InfoNew York : HarperPerennial, 1999, ©1998.
Descriptionx, 546 pages ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic). --Fiction.
Americans--Congo (Democratic Republic). --Fiction.
Families--Congo (Democratic Republic). --Fiction.
Americans--Africa. --Fiction.
Culture conflict--Congo. --Fiction.
Americans--Congo. --Fiction.
Baptists--Congo. --Fiction.
Colonies--Congo. --Fiction.
Christian families--Congo. --Fiction.
Religious fanatics--Congo. --Fiction.
Emotionally abusive men--Congo. --Fiction.
Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic). --History. --Fiction.
Imperialism--Congo. --Fiction.
World politics--Congo. --Fiction.
Congo (Democratic Republic)--History. --1960-1997. --Fiction.
Congo (Democratic Republic)--History. --1960-1997. --Fiction.

SeriesOprah's book club
Contents bk. 1. Genesis -- bk. 2. The revelation -- bk. 3. The judges -- bk. 4. Bel and the serpent -- bk. 5. Exodus -- bk. 6. Song of the three children -- bk. 7. The eyes in the trees.
Abstract The tale of one family's tragic undoing and remarkable reconstruction over the course of three decades in post-colonial Africa. An evangelical minister discovers that everything--from garden seeds to Scripture--is transformed on African soil.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [545]-546).
Genre/formDomestic fiction.
LCCN 98019901
ISBN0060930535 (pbk.)
ISBN9780060930530 (pbk.)
ISBN9780060786502 (pb)
ISBN0060786507 (pb)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PS3561.I496 P65 1999 ✔ Available Place Hold