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My Take
Barbara Kingsolver is a writer I trust completely, and that is rare for me. From The Poisonwood Bible's haunting portrait of a missionary family in the Congo to her year-of-eating-locally memoir, she keeps proving how wide her range is without ever losing her moral compass. Her 2023 Pulitzer for Demon Copperhead simply confirmed what longtime readers already knew. What I admire most is how she roots big social questions in soil, place, and ordinary domestic life, so the politics never feels preachy. Whenever she publishes something new, I am the reader sprinting to the bookshop, and I make no apology for it.
Overview
Barbara Ellen Kingsolver (born April 8, 1955) is an American novelist, essayist, and poet. Her widely known works include The Poisonwood Bible, the tale of a missionary family in the Congo; and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, a nonfiction account of her family's attempts to eat locally. In 2023, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for the novel Demon Copperhead.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Barbara Kingsolver
- Name (Japanese)
- バーバラ・キングソルヴァー
- Reading
- ばーばら・きんぐそるゔぁー
- Born
- April 8, 1955 (age 71)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Goat
- Origin
- Annapolis, Maryland, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- novelist / poet / essayist / writer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Arizona
Awards & achievements
- 2000 National Humanities Medal
- 2023 Women's Prize for Fiction
- 2010 Women's Prize for Fiction
- 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The Poisonwood Bible | — | |
| Notable work | Animal, Vegetable, Miracle | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.