and other foreign involvement in the economic and political affairs in the Congo. It’s a well-written and thought-provoking story, though it is clearly bent on challenging certain Westernized, I guess, attitudes (for lack of a better word) and on criticizing the U.S. However, the story actually spans three decades and is told through the wife and four daughters of a zealous preacher, Nathan Price, who move to a small village there, Kilanga, to do missionary work.Īs one expects with these sorts of fish-out-of-water-type premises, it changes them more than they change it. The Poisonwood Bible is largely set in the Congo during its short-lived bid for independence from Belgium. So, true to my (procrastinating) word, I finally got around to and finished The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver earlier today. I promised, like three years ago, to Jessie that I would read something by Barbara Kingsolver, who she says is one of her favorite writers. By Jennifer Marie Lin on Jan 4th, 2010 (Last Updated Sep 20th, 2018)
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