Name: small wonder
SKU: 1650627
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Author: Barbara Kingsolver
ISBN: 9780060504083

Type

Physical Book

Author

Barbara Kingsolver

Publisher

Harper Perennial

Language

English

Pages

288

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.2x13.5x2.1 cm

Weight

0.33 kg.

ISBN

0060504080

ISBN13

9780060504083

Synopsis "small wonder"

In twenty-two wonderfully articulate essays, Barbara Kingsolver raises her voice in praise of nature, family, literature, and the joys of everyday life while examining the genesis of war, violence, and poverty in our world From the author of High Tide in Tucson, comes Small Wonder, a new collection of essays that begins with a parable gleaned from recent news: villagers search for a missing infant boy and find him, unharmed, in the cave of a dangerous bear that has mothered him like one of her own. Clearly, our understanding of evil needs to be revised. What we fear most can save us. From this tale, Barbara Kingsolver goes on to consider the chasm between the privileged and the poor, which she sees as the root cause of violence and war in our time. She writes about her attachment to the land, to nature and wilderness, trees and mountains-the place from which she tells her stories. Whether worrying about the dangers of genetically engineered food crops, or creating opportunities for children to feel useful and competent - like growing food for the family's table - Kingsolver looks for small wonders, where they grow, and celebrates them.

Barbara Kingsolver

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Novelist, essayist, and American poet, Barbara Kingsolver was born in Annapolis, Maryland, on April 8, 1955. She grew up in Kentucky and spent a brief period of time in Congo during her childhood.

Kingsolver studied Biology at DePauw University and the University of Arizona. Later, she began working as a freelance writer before dedicating herself to writing novels. In 2000, she created the Bellwether Prize with the goal of promoting literature in favor of social change.

In her literary work, she has written about social justice, biodiversity, and the relationship between people and their environment. Among her works are titles such as The Poisonwood Bible, The Lacuna (Women's Fiction Prize 2010), and Demon Copperhead (Pulitzer Prize 2023 along with Hernán Díaz's Trust and Women's Fiction Prize 2023)

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