Reading Barbara Kingsolver

Lynn M. Houston, Jennifer Warren

• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Year: 2009
• ISBN:
  9780313362927
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: North American Literary Criticism
• Index: Literature

Best-selling author Barbara Kingsolver's life and works are explored in this comprehensive, unique reference guide. Ideal for book club members and essential for high school students, this valuable resource introduces the plot summaries as well as theme and character analysis for seven of Kingsolver's major works. Kingsolver's usual topics, primarily focusing on the working class, environmental issues, feminism, and Native American studies, are closely examined in relation to current events and contemporary popular culture. Also discussed are Kingsolver's presence on the Internet, as well as the media's reception of the author. Each chapter concludes with thought-provoking, analytical discussion questions, ideal for encouraging book club conversation as well as stimulating classroom discussion. The What Do I Read Next chapter will delight readers who enjoy Kingsolver's work. This guide is a must-have for public and high school library shelves! Best-selling author Barbara Kingsolver's life and works are explored in this comprehensive, unique reference guide. Ideal for book club members and essential for high school students, this valuable resource introduces the plot summaries as well as theme and character analysis for seven of Kingsolver's major works. Kingsolver's usual topics, primarily focusing on the working class, environmental issues, feminism, and Native American studies, are closely examined in relation to current events and contemporary popular culture. Also discussed are Kingsolver's presence on the Internet, as well as the media's reception of the author. Each chapter concludes with thought-provoking, analytical discussion questions, ideal for encouraging book club conversation as well as stimulating classroom discussion. The What Do I Read Next chapter will delight readers who enjoy Kingsolver's work. This guide is a must-have for public and high school library shelves!

Table of contents

• Cover
• Contents
• Preface
• Chapter 1 Barbara Kingsolver: A Writer’s Life
• Chapter 2 Barbara Kingsolver and the Novel
• Chapter 3 The Bean Trees (1988)
• Chapter 4 Animal Dreams (1990)
• Chapter 5 Pigs in Heaven (1993)
• Chapter 6 The Poisonwood Bible (1998)
• Chapter 7 Prodigal Summer (2000)
• Chapter 8 Homeland and Other Stories (1989)
• Chapter 9 Animal, Vegetable, Miracle (2007)
• Chapter 10 Today’s Issues in Barbara Kingsolver’s Work
• Chapter 11 Pop Culture in Barbara Kingsolver’s Work
• Chapter 12 Barbara Kingsolver on the Internet
• Chapter 13 Barbara Kingsolver and the Media
• Chapter 14 What Do I Read Next?
• Resources
• Index