Barbara Kingsolver Knihy

Uznávaná spisovateľka Barbara Kingslover napísala fascinujúci a dôležitý román o mladom hrdinovi a jeho nezabudnuteľnej ceste k dospelosti. Na úpätí južných Apalačských vrchov sa opustenej mladistvej matke narodí v obytnom prívese Demon Copperhead, ktorý akoby z oka vypadol svojmu zosnulémuotcovi. Vyzerá rovnako dobre ako on, má identické ryšavé vlasy, oplýva tým istým sarkazmom a má mimoriadny talent prežiť strasti života. Demon svojím podrezaným jazykom autenticky rozpráva o skúsenostiach s pestúnskou starostlivosťou, detskou prácou, opustenými školami, športovými úspechmi, závislosťou, ničivými láskami a drvivými stratami. Cez toto všetko sa prenáša vďaka záľube v popkultúre, kde dokonca aj superhrdinovia opustili ľudí z vidieka a odišli do miest. Charles Dickens pred mnohými rokmi napísal román David Copperfield, do ktorého vložil svoje skúsenosti so životom v chudobe a s problémami, ktoré spôsobila deťom v jeho spoločenských kruhoch. Rovnaké problémy musíme riešiť aj my v súčasnosti. Na to, aby ste pochopili Demona Copperheada, však nemusíte čítať Dickensovo dielo. Barbara Kingslover sa inšpirovala Dickensovým hnevom a zanietením, ale predovšetkým jeho vierou v silu dobrého príbehu. Demon Copperhead je hlasom novej generácie stratených chlapcov a detí narodených do nádherných a prekliatych miest, ktoré nedokážu opustiť.

Píše se rok 1960 a v Belgickém Kongu to vře. Vesnička Kilanga kdesi v hlubinách džungle zatím působí stejně poklidně jako dřív a život její opuštěné misie rozvíří pouze příjezd amerického kazatele Nathana. Má v misii působit rok a jeho předsevzetím je obrátit na víru co nejvíc obyvatel. V neochvějném přesvědčení o své pravdě však nedokáže vesničanům porozumět a najít si k nim cestu, což se mu ostatně nedaří ani u vlastní rodiny, jež ho na misijní cestě doprovází. Postupně vychází najevo, že pod zdánlivou poslušností manželky i čtyř dcer probublává vůči despotické hlavě rodiny hněv stejně silně, jako se Afrika touží vzepřít koloniální nadvládě. Ve vyprávění se prolínají hlasy jednotlivých protagonistek: každá je jiná a k tragickému osudu rodiny zaujímá vlastní postoj. Přes všechny rozdíly je ale k sobě váže pouto, jež nedokáží zničit ani dramatické okolnosti. Barvitý příběh plný humoru i bolesti, v němž do života obyčejných lidí krutě zasáhne válka a špinavá hra velmocí, vyvolává úžas nejen nad nádherou i nemilosrdnou tvrdostí africké přírody, ale především nad kulturním a jazykovým bohatstvím obou civilizací, pro něž je přitom tak těžké si vzájemně porozumět.

Mexico, 1935. Harrison Shepherd is working in the household of Diego Rivera and his wife Frida Kahlo. When exiled Bolshevik leader Leon Trotsky arrives, Shepherd throws in his lot with art and the revolution.

New York Times best-selling author Barbara Kingsolver and Environmentalist Lily Kingsolver team up to create their first children's book together. On a summer day in an Appalachian Forest, Grandpa takes young Diana camping for the first time, while Coyote pup goes on his first hunt with his Auntie. During this day of discoveries, Coyote Pup learns that it's best to stay away from humans and that hunting is a skill that will take time and experience to master while Diana learns why coyotes are "friends of the forest.

The great diversity of Spain is captured here in a series of breathtaking photographs accompanying a century of travel writing from the pages of the New York Times.

"There is no one quite like Barbara Kingsolver in contemporary literature," raves the Washington Post Book World, and it is right. She has been nominated three times for the ABBY award, and her critically acclaimed writings consistently enjoy spectacular commercial success as they entertain and touch her legions of loyal fans. In High Tide in Tucson, she returnsto her familiar themes of family, community, the common good and the natural world. The title essay considers Buster, a hermit crab that accidentally stows away on Kingsolver's return trip from the Bahamas to her desert home, and turns out to have manic-depressive tendencies. Buster is running around for all he's worth -- one can only presume it's high tide in Tucson. Kingsolver brings a moral vision and refreshing sense of humor to subjects ranging from modern motherhood to the history of private property to the suspended citizenship of human beings in the Animal Kingdom. Beautifully packaged, with original illustrations by well-known illustrator Paul Mirocha, these wise lessons on the urgent business of being alive make it a perfect gift for Kingsolver's many fans.

"From an isolated mountain cabin, Deanna Wolfe, a reclusive wildlife biologist, is caught off-guard by a young hunter who changes utterly her self-assured, solitary life."

"When Kingsolver and her family move from suburban Arizona to rural Appalachia, they take on a new challenge: to spend a year on a locally produced diet, paying close attention to the provenance of all they consume. 'Our highest shopping goal was to get our food from so close to home, we'd know the person who grew it. Often that turned out to be ourselves as we learned to produce what we needed, starting with dirt, seeds, and enough knowledge to muddle through. Or starting with baby animals, and enough sense to refrain from naming them'"-- From publisher description

Barbara Kingsolver's acclaimed international bestseller tells the story of an American missionary family in the Congo during a poignant chapter in African history. It spins the tale of the fierce evangelical Baptist, Nathan Price, who takes his wife and four daughters on a missionary journey into the heart of darkness of the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them to Africa all they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it - from garden seeds to the King James Bible - is calamitously transformed on African soil. Told from the perspective of the five women, this is a compelling exploration of African history, religion, family, and the many paths to redemption. The Poisonwood Bible was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in 1999 and was chosen as the best reading group novel ever at the Penguin/Orange Awards. It continues to be read and adored by millions worldwide.

Brings together Taylor, Turtle and Alice from The Bean Trees together with a new cast - Jax, Barbie Sugar Boss, Oklahoma and Annawake Fourkiller. When six-year-old Turtle witnesses a freak accident at the Hoover Dam, her insistence, and her mother's belief in her, leads to a man's rescue.

Tome, a seemingly sleepy hamlet in central New Mexico, is vividly brought to life by Ana Castillo, revealing a place filled with wonders and diverse collisions: past and present, real and supernatural, comic and horrific, and the interactions among Native American, Hispano, and Anglo cultures. With a lively and intimate narrative style reminiscent of a Southwestern Cervantes, the author chronicles two decades in the life of a Chicana family. Central to this story is Sofia, who holds the family together after her husband Domingo mysteriously disappears, leaving behind his signature Clark Gable mustache and gambling addiction. The narrative also explores the lives of Sofia's daughters: Esperanza, a Chicana radical turned television news reporter; Caridad, a nurse coping with heartbreak through alcohol and casual encounters; Fe, a bank employee seeking a better life; and la Loca, whose early "death" and miraculous return have left her spiritually attuned. Castillo masterfully blends the mundane with the miraculous, the modern with the archaic, and the tragic with the humorous, creating a rich tapestry of homegrown magical realism infused with sharp commentary, controlled anger, and a distinct feminist perspective. The greatest marvel of all is the achievement of its creator.

With the same wit and sensitivity that have come to characterize her highly praised and beloved novels Animal Dreams and The Bean Trees, Barbara Kingsolver gives us a rich and emotionally resonant collection of twelve stories. Spreading her memorable characters over landscapes ranging from northern-California to the hills of eastern Kentucky and the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, Kingsolver tells stories of hope, momentary joy, and powerful endurance. In every setting, Kingsolver's distinctive voice -- at times comic, but often heartrending -- rings true as she explores the twin themes of family ties and the life choices one must ultimately make alone. Homeland and Other Stories creates a world of love and possibility that readers will want to take as their own.

Clear-eyed and spirited, Taylor Greer grew up poor in rural Kentucky with the goals of avoiding pregnancy and getting away. But when she heads west with high hopes and a barely functional car, she meets the human condition head-on. By the time Taylor arrives in Tucson, Arizona, she has acquired a completely unexpected child, a three-year-old American Indian girl named Turtle, and must somehow come to terms with both motherhood and the necessity for putting down roots. Hers is a story about love and friendship, abandonment and belonging, and the discovery of surprising resources in apparently empty places. Available for the first time in mass-market, this edition of Barbara Kingsolver's bestselling novel, The Bean Trees, will be in stores everywhere in September. With two different but equally handsome covers, this book is a fine addition to your Kingsolver library.

Discontented with her life of poverty on a failing farm in the Eastern United States, Dellarobia, a young mother, impulsively seeks out an affair. Instead, on the Appalachian mountains above her farm, she discovers something much more profoundly life-changing — a beautiful and terrible marvel of nature. As the world around her is suddenly transformed by a seeming miracle, can the old certainties they have lived by for centuries remain unchallenged? Flight Behaviour is a captivating, topical and deeply human novel touching on class, poverty and climate change. It is Barbara Kingsolver's most accessible novel yet, and explores the truths we live by, and the complexities that lie behind them.

The New York Times bestselling author returns with a timely novel that explores human resiliency and compassion amidst upheaval. Willa Knox, who has always shouldered family responsibilities, finds herself at middle age with unpaid bills and a crumbling inherited home in Vineland, New Jersey. With her magazine gone and her husband’s college closed, she now shares the dilapidated house with her ailing father-in-law and her two grown children: the free-spirited Tig and the debt-laden Zeke, who arrives with an unexpected baby after a life-altering event. In desperation, Willa investigates her home's history, seeking support from the local preservation society for necessary repairs. Her research leads her to Thatcher Greenwood, a 1880s science teacher facing community backlash for advocating Darwin's theories. As he navigates conflicts with powerful townsmen and struggles with family pressures, Willa and Thatcher's parallel stories unfold in alternating chapters. Both families, despite living in different centuries, confront the challenges of their times, discovering that shelter can be found in the bonds of kinship and the resilience of the human spirit. This brilliantly executed tale captivates readers with its poignant themes of survival and connection.

AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW From the multi-million copy bestselling author, this work tells a 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, then a scientific writer and budding journalist, was assigned to cover the Phelps Dodge mine strike. Over the following year, she stood alongside the miners and their families, becoming deeply engaged and heartbroken by their struggles. Kingsolver documented the experiences of striking miners and their remarkably brave wives, sisters, and daughters. She witnessed the denial of rights she had previously taken for granted, as these families cried out to a world that often refused to acknowledge their plight. This narrative highlights the tenacity of the families who stood firm and Kingsolver's dedication to sharing the stories of the women and girls who found strength in their fight against destitution. It captures the powerful clash between force and human resilience, showcasing the sparks that ignite when courage meets adversity. FROM THE WINNER OF THE PULITZER AND WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2023.

1959 geht der amerikanische Missionar Nathan Price mit seiner Frau und seinen 4 Töchtern in den Kongo. Die Familie erlebt hautnah die politischen Wirren der Entkolonialisierung, die das heutige Zaire in Gewalt und Chaos stürzen.

AS HEARD ON FRONT ROW, A SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN AND FT 'SUMMER READ''My favourite book I've read this year' PANDORA SYKES 'Intense, furious, moving and often extremely funny' DAVID NICHOLLS'Astonishing' Stephanie Merritt, Observer'Very, very funny' PAUL MURRAYIn one of the most acclaimed novels of the yea[Bokinfo].

Alles scheint um Willa Knox zusammenzubrechen: Als freie Journalistin steht sie ohne Aufträge da. Ihr Mann Iano verliert seine Professur, Sohn Zeke ist gerade Vater geworden – aber alleinerziehend. Und ihr schwerkranker Schwiegervater schwärmt vom »Megafon«, dem republikanischen Präsidentschaftskandidaten. Am selben Fleck, 150 Jahre zuvor, freundet sich ein Lehrer namens Thatcher mit seiner eigenbrötlerischen Nachbarin an. Die Naturforscherin Mary Treat steht in lebhaftem Austausch mit Charles Darwin, doch in der verschworenen Ortsgemeinschaft wird die Theorie von der Evolution als Sünde angeprangert. Was verbindet diese Menschen über die Jahrhunderte hinweg? Ein viktorianisches Haus, das ihnen über dem Kopf einzustürzen droht – und eine Zeit, in der damals wie heute kein Stein auf dem anderen bleibt. Was tun, wenn uns alle Gewissheiten wegbrechen? Packend, humorvoll, zutiefst menschlich erzählt Bestsellerautorin Barbara Kingsolver von den Verwerfungen der Gegenwart.

NAGRODA PULITZERA 2023 ZA NAJLEPSZĄ KSIĄŻKĘ BELETRYSTYCZNĄ Laureatka Women’s Prize for Fiction