Barbara Kingsolverauthor profile |
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| born | April 08, 1955 |
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| gender | female |
| place of birth | Annapolis, Maryland, United States |
| website | http://www.kingsolver.com |
| genre | Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction |
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about this author
Barbara Kingsolver is an American fiction writer. She has written several novels, poems, short stories, and essays, and established the Bellwether Prize for "literature of social change." |
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books by Barbara Kingsolvercombine editionsavg rating: 4.01 | 67484 ratings | 25 distinct works see all books by Barbara Kingsolver » |
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quotes by Barbara Kingsolver
""The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance, but live right in it, under its roof.""
— Barbara Kingsolver (Animal Dreams)
— Barbara Kingsolver (Animal Dreams)
tags:
hope
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"Listen. To live is to be marked. To live is to change, to acquire the words of a story, and that is the only celebration we mortals really know. In perfect stillness, frankly, I've only found sorrow."
— Barbara Kingsolver (The Poisonwood Bible)
— Barbara Kingsolver (The Poisonwood Bible)
"Alice wonders if other women in the middle of the night have begun to resent their Formica.
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— Barbara Kingsolver (Pigs in Heaven)
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— Barbara Kingsolver (Pigs in Heaven)
tags:
humor
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