Barbara Kingsolver

Demon syntyy asuntovaunussa majailevalle teini-ikäiselle yksinhuoltajaäidille Appalakkien köyhään vuoristoon, opioidikriisin sydämeen. Pojan tarina kulkee laitoksista ja laiminlyönneistä riippuvuuteen ja rakkaussuhteisiin sekä samalla hurmaa villillä ja viisaalla kertojanäänellään. Pulitzerilla palkittu aikamme merkkiteos on myynyt Yhdysvalloissa yli kaksi miljoonaa kappaletta, ja se käännetään yli 30 kielelle. Barbara Kingsolverilla on poikkeuksellinen kyky antaa ääni syrjäytyneille.

FROM THE GLOBAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR '[Kingsolver] reminds us that a novel can be wildly entertaining and still have a social conscience' NEW YORK TIMES, '100 Best Books of the 21st Century' (on Demon Copperhead) You've taken Demon to your hearts, prepare for another 'emotionally raw, riotously entertaining' read as you meet Livia. Here's my question: How does a person step in front of a train and leave everything right there? Livia Bohusz misses her big brother, Cyrus. But since the day he took his own life, a day that changed everything, eleven-year-old Livia has also known she has no choice but to survive. Her solace is music. A gifted pianist, Livia's only escape is the quiet rapture it brings as she practises, so when Livia starts college as a music major and scholarship prodigy, it feels as if a new life might begin. Immersing herself in her passions in a world where she excels, even as she struggles to fit in with more urbane classmates, she glimpses the possibilities of a life beyond the farm and her parents. Then one springtime, as the smell of reviving grass and crocuses, and the sounds of songbirds fill the air, Livia catches a glimpse of shirt sleeves rolled to the elbow, muscles you wouldn't miss in the rear view: 'Who is that man?' It is a question Livia may come to wish she had never asked. Readers love Barbara Kingsolver: 'Barbara Kingsolver's way with words is beyond description!' 'That's the magic of Barbara Kingsolver I guess - to make you laugh in one line and then absolutely wreck you in the next. What a genius' 'I love Kingsolver because I never know where she will go next but it will always be somewhere that I've never been before' 'Barbara Kingsolver has an understanding of the human condition and the abuses inflicted by an unjust society upon those who do not deserve that' 'A trademark ability to tell a story with empathy' 'One of those writers who somehow can produce writing that sounds as natural as talking and yet that somehow comes out as poetry' 'Kingsolver is a magician with words'

Okonchiv shkolu v zakhudalom gorodke v shtate Kentukki, Marietta Grier pokupaet drevnij bityj "folksvagen" i otpravljaetsja v puteshestvie po Amerike v poiskakh luchshej doli. Ona ne zhdet chudes, no tochno znaet, chto v rodnykh krajakh takim, kak ona, lovit nechego. Serost, unynie, odnoobrazie - vot vse, chto mozhet vam predlozhit okrug Pittmen. Da, Gospodi, v 70-e zdes esche ne znali, chto takoe diskovyj telefon! Esli ty khotel komu-nibud pozvonit, nuzhno bylo snjat trubku i skazat operatoru: "Devushka, soedinite...""O, net, s menja dovolno shtata Kentukki, - skazala sebe Marietta, trogajas s mesta. - Proschaj, okrug Pittmen, ja bolshe sjuda ne vernus". Tak nachalsja pervyj den ee samostojatelnoj zhizni. A na zakate etogo dnja ee uzhe zhdal sjurpriz...

Vostrebovannaja zhurnalistka Uilla Noks i ee muzh Jano - prepodavatel kolledzha, doktor nauk, schitajut sebja uspeshnymi predstaviteljami srednego klassa. U nikh est vse, o chem oni kogda-to mechtali: prestizhnaja rabota, stabilnyj dokhod i ustroennye deti. Buduschee viditsja svetlym i predskazuemym. Blagopoluchie semi Noks rushitsja v odin den, kogda oba odnovremenno terjajut rabotu. Mechta o stabilnoj zhizni rassypaetsja v prakh. Teper edinstvennoe, chto pozvoljaet im khot kak-to derzhatsja na plavu, eto starinnyj dom, dostavshijsja Uille v nasledstvo. Da i tot uzhe grozno treschit po shvam...Tem vremenem v strane idet predvybornaja kampanija, raskolovshaja stranu na dva neprimirimykh lagerja. Uilla i Jano, ozabochennye otsutstviem postojannoj raboty i osharashennye politicheskimi potrjasenijami i populjarnostju sumasshedshego kandidata, chuvstvujut sebja neujutno v etom svikhnuvshemsja mire...

In The Lacuna, her first novel in nine years, Barbara Kingsolver, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of The Poisonwood Bible and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life, tells the story of Harrison William Shepherd, a man caught between two worlds--an unforgettable protagonist whose search for identity will take readers to the heart of the twentieth century's most tumultuous events.

FROM THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF DEMON COPPERHEADFROM THE WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZEFROM THE TWICE WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE'[Kingsolver] means to save us by telling us stories . . . She comes closer than anyone else I know.' ANNE PATCHETT'A mesmerising account of women finding their voices.' THE TIMES'A jaw-dropping and warm-hearted read.' WOMAN & HOMEA true story of female-led resilience during the Great Arizona Mine Strike of 1983 - now available for the first time in the UK.In the summer of 1983, Barbara Kingsolver was assigned to cover the Phelps Dodge mine strike as a freelance journalist. Over the year that followed, she recorded stories of striking miners and their stunningly courageous wives, sisters and daughters. She saw rights she'd taken for granted denied to people she had learned to care about, and she was determined to share their voices.This is the true story of the courageous women and girls who held the line, who discovered themselves in their fight for rights, and of Kingsolver's commitment to showing the sparks that fly when the flint of force strikes against human mettle.'Readers will discover what made Kingsolver the novelist she is now.' NEW STATESMAN

"Romanen sjuder av ömhet och hjärtskärande sorg" Göteborgs-PostenDemon Copperhead kommer till världen på ett badrumsgolv i en husvagn. Hans artonåriga mamma ligger utslagen av droger och är knappt vid medvetande. Så börjar Demon sitt liv, redan på förhand dömd till en tillvaro kantad av fosterhemsplaceringar, utsatthet och missbruk.I Lee County, Virginia, i Appalachernas sydliga delar växer Demon upp. Här är fattigdomen lika självklar som luften man andas och här marknadsför läkemedelsindustrin skoningslöst sina opioider mot de redan utsatta. Missbruket växer till en epidemi som slår hårt mot hela samhället.Utan några andra tillgångar än sitt kopparfärgade hår, sin krassa humor och sin starka överlevnadsinstinkt, tar sig Demon Copperhead igenom barndomen och ungdomsåren. Han bärs av drömmen som hållit honom uppe ända sedan han var liten: att en dag få se havet. Frågan är vad som krävs för att den ska bli sann.Demon Copperhead är en storslagen och drabbande roman om kärlek, förlust och allt däremellan. Den är också en skoningslös blick på det samhälle som än i dag tillåter de allra svagaste att gå under.Vinnare av Pulitzerpriset 2023"måste-läsning om att vara människa som berör på djupet och bär på både hopp och medmänsklighet." M-Magasin"underhållande, berörande och fartfyllt" Tidningen Vi"Varje sida är ett litet mästerverk i sig" Lerums Tidning”en bladvändare” Borås Tidning”både lika spännande som genuint relevant” ETC”en läsfest” BTJ

Okonchiv shkolu v zakhudalom gorodke v shtate Kentukki, Marietta Grier pokupaet drevnij bityj "folksvagen" i otpravljaetsja v puteshestvie po Amerike v poiskakh luchshej doli. Ona ne zhdet chudes, no tochno znaet, chto v rodnykh krajakh takim, kak ona, lovit nechego. Serost, unynie, odnoobrazie - vot vse, chto mozhet vam predlozhit okrug Pittmen. Da, Gospodi, v 70-e zdes esche ne znali, chto takoe diskovyj telefon! Esli ty khotel komu-nibud pozvonit, nuzhno bylo snjat trubku i skazat operatoru: "Devushka, soedinite...""O, net, s menja dovolno shtata Kentukki", - skazala sebe Marietta, trogajas s mesta. - Proschaj, okrug Pittmen, ja bolshe sjuda ne vernus". Tak nachalsja pervyj den ee samostojatelnoj zhizni. A na zakate etogo dnja ee uzhe zhdal sjurpriz...

Med Demon Copperhead har Barbara Kingsolver skrevet en moderne klassiker. Romanen vant både den høythengende Pulitzer-prisen 2023 og Women's Prize for Fiction 2023, og har ligget over 1 år på toppen av New York Times bestselgerliste. I fjellene i det sørlige Appalachia vokser Demon Copperhead opp under svært trange kår. Han er født til verden av en enslig tenåringsmor i en enkel husvogn, uten andre fordeler i livet enn sin avdøde fars pene trekk og kobberrøde hår, besk humor og en ekstrem evne til å overleve. Demon er nådeløs når han forteller om fosterhjem, barnearbeid, forsømte skoler, sportslig suksess, rusavhengighet, katastrofal kjærlighet og knusende tap. Demon Copperhead er en roman om kjærlighet og behovet for kjærlighet, om drømmer og sinne, hat og smerte. Fullstendig opprivende, men likevel oppløftende og fylt av håp

It was the summer of 1983. Barbara Kingsolver had a day job as a scientific writer spends her weekends cutting her teeth as a freelance journalist when she landed an assignment. Her mission: was to cover the Phelps Dodge mine strike.Over the year that followed Kingsolver stood with those miners and their families, increasingly engaged and heartbroken. She recorded stories of striking miners and their stunningly courageous wives, sisters and daughters. She saw rights she'd taken for granted denied to people she had learned to care about, as they cried out to a wide world that either refused to believe what was happening to them, or didn't care, or simply could not know.This book is the true story of the families who held the line, and of Kingsolver's commitment to tell the story of the women and girls who discovered themselves in their fight to keep their families from destitution.It is a story about the sparks that fly when the flint of force strikes against human mettle

From the multi-million copy bestselling author of Demon Copperhead: a true story of female-led resilience during the Great Arizona Mine Strike of 1983 - now available for the first time in the UK.'[Kingsolver] means to save us by telling us stories . . . She comes closer than anyone else I know.' ANNE PATCHETT'A mesmerising account of women finding their voices.' THE TIMES'Readers will discover what made Kingsolver the novelist she is now.' NEW STATESMAN'This is a report from the trenches of where the political meets the personal.' JOHN SAYLES'A jaw-dropping and warm-hearted read about injustice.' WOMAN & HOMEIt was the summer of 1983. Barbara Kingsolver had a day job as a scientific writer spending weekends cutting her teeth as a freelance journalist when she landed an assignment. Her mission: was to cover the Phelps Dodge mine strike.Over the year that followed Kingsolver stood with those miners and their families, increasingly engaged and heartbroken. She recorded stories of striking miners and their stunningly courageous wives, sisters and daughters. She saw rights she'd taken for granted denied to people she had learned to care about, as they cried out to a wide world that either refused to believe what was happening to them, or didn't care, or simply could not know.This book is the true story of the families who held the line, and of Kingsolver's commitment to tell the story of the women and girls who discovered themselves in their fight to keep their families from destitution. It is a story about the sparks that fly when the flint of force strikes against human mettle.FROM THE WINNER OF THE PULITZER AND WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2023On UK bestseller list w/c 12/06/2023-01/07/2023 for Paperback Fiction

Året är 1959. Den amerikanske baptistpastorn Nathan Price – karg, självgod och gudfruktig – går i spetsen när han med sin hustru och deras fyra döttrar ger sig iväg ut i den afrikanska obygden för att sprida Guds ord till infödingarna i Belgiska Kongo. Kongo står på tröskeln till självständighet och landet sjuder av politisk oro. Snart ska Patrice Lumumba väljas till det fria Kongos förste president. Inbördeskrig hotar.I Giftträdets bibel berättar kvinnorna – hustrun och de fyra döttrarna – om en missionärstillvaro som tar en olycksbådande vändning. Den patriarkaliske fadern, orubblig i sin religiösa övertygelse, utvecklas till en hänsynslös tyrann pch familjen går mot sin upplösning och undergång ...Giftträdets bibel gavs ut för första gången 1998 och blev Barbara Kingsolvers genombrottsroman.