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Barbara Kingsolver (born April 8, 1955) is an American novelist, essayist and poet. She was raised in rural Kentucky and lived briefly in the Congo in her early childhood. Kingsolver earned degrees in biology at DePauw University and the University of Arizona and worked as a freelance writer before she began writing novels. Her widely known works include The Poisonwood Bible, the tale of a missionary family in the Congo, and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, a non-fiction account of her family's attempts to eat locally.

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  • Barbara Kingsolver (geboren 8. April 1955 in Annapolis, Maryland) ist eine US-amerikanische Schriftstellerin. (de)
  • Barbara Kingsolver (born April 8, 1955) is an American novelist, essayist and poet. She was raised in rural Kentucky and lived briefly in the Congo in her early childhood. Kingsolver earned degrees in biology at DePauw University and the University of Arizona and worked as a freelance writer before she began writing novels. Her widely known works include The Poisonwood Bible, the tale of a missionary family in the Congo, and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, a non-fiction account of her family's attempts to eat locally. Her work often focuses on topics such as social justice, biodiversity and the interaction between humans and their communities and environments. Each of her books published since 1993 has been on the New York Times Best Seller list. Kingsolver has received numerous awards, including the Dayton Literary Peace Prize's Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award 2011, UK's Orange Prize for Fiction 2010, for The Lacuna, and the National Humanities Medal. She has been nominated for the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Pulitzer Prize. In 2000, Kingsolver established the Bellwether Prize to support "literature of social change". (en)
  • Barbara Kingsolver, née le 8 avril 1955 à Annapolis dans le Maryland, est une écrivaine américaine. Sous forme de romans, d'essais, de nouvelles ou encore de poèmes, ses écrits reflètent son intérêt pour la justice sociale et la biodiversité. (fr)
  • バーバラ・キングソルヴァー(英語:Barbara Kingsolver、1955年4月8日)は、アメリカ合衆国の小説家、詩人。学位は生物学士(デポー大学・1977年)。 (ja)
  • Barbara Kingsolver (Annapolis, 8 aprile 1955) è una scrittrice e poetessa statunitense. (it)
  • Barbara Kingsolver (ur. 8 kwietnia 1955) – amerykańska pisarka, eseistka i poetka. (pl)
  • Барбара Кингсолвер (англ. Barbara Kingsolver, род.8 апреля 1955) — американская писательница и поэтесса. Лауреат премии «Оранж» 2010 года, номинант на Пулитцеровскую премию и Американскую литературную премию ПЕН/Фолкнер. (ru)
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  • Kingsolver at the 2019 National Book Festival (en)
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  • Barbara Kingsolver (geboren 8. April 1955 in Annapolis, Maryland) ist eine US-amerikanische Schriftstellerin. (de)
  • Barbara Kingsolver, née le 8 avril 1955 à Annapolis dans le Maryland, est une écrivaine américaine. Sous forme de romans, d'essais, de nouvelles ou encore de poèmes, ses écrits reflètent son intérêt pour la justice sociale et la biodiversité. (fr)
  • バーバラ・キングソルヴァー(英語:Barbara Kingsolver、1955年4月8日)は、アメリカ合衆国の小説家、詩人。学位は生物学士(デポー大学・1977年)。 (ja)
  • Barbara Kingsolver (Annapolis, 8 aprile 1955) è una scrittrice e poetessa statunitense. (it)
  • Barbara Kingsolver (ur. 8 kwietnia 1955) – amerykańska pisarka, eseistka i poetka. (pl)
  • Барбара Кингсолвер (англ. Barbara Kingsolver, род.8 апреля 1955) — американская писательница и поэтесса. Лауреат премии «Оранж» 2010 года, номинант на Пулитцеровскую премию и Американскую литературную премию ПЕН/Фолкнер. (ru)
  • Barbara Kingsolver (born April 8, 1955) is an American novelist, essayist and poet. She was raised in rural Kentucky and lived briefly in the Congo in her early childhood. Kingsolver earned degrees in biology at DePauw University and the University of Arizona and worked as a freelance writer before she began writing novels. Her widely known works include The Poisonwood Bible, the tale of a missionary family in the Congo, and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, a non-fiction account of her family's attempts to eat locally. (en)
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  • Barbara Kingsolver (pl)
  • Кингсолвер, Барбара (ru)
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