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This epic tale by one of our most revered authors follows the title character and the obstacles he faces in a community upended by the opioid crisis Oprah’s New Book Club Pick Is “Demon ...
Oprah sat down for a conversation with Barbara Kingsolver, whose epic novel Demon Copperhead is the latest OBC selection—the 98th in the 26-year history of Oprah’s Book Club. The video will be ...
In the following list, the Dickensian characters are parenthesised: Damon Fields – Also known as Demon Copperhead due to his "copper-wire hair and some version of attitude." (David Copperfield) "Mom" Fields – Demon's mother. Demon's birthfather (also named Damon) died the summer before Demon was born. (Clara Copperfield)
This quote appears at the beginning of Demon Copperhead for a reason. In reimagining this classic tale, Kingsolver brings the present into stark relief, demonstrating that societies, whether in ...
Barbara Ellen Kingsolver (born April 8, 1955) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning 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.
A book discussion club is a group of people who meet to discuss books they have read. It is often simply called a book club, a term that may cause confusion with a book sales club. Other terms include reading group, book group, and book discussion group.
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling (1894) The Red Badge of Courage, by Stephen Crane (1894–1895) The Blue Lagoon, by Henry De Vere Stacpoole (1908) Anne of Green Gables, by Lucy Maud Montgomery (1908) A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (1916) [3] All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque (1929)
John Mullan, reviewing the book in British newspaper The Guardian, said the book was "remarkable not just for its story, but also for its narrative form". [4] The Poisonwood Bible was selected for Oprah's Book Club in 1999. Additionally that year, the book was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in fiction. [5] It won the 2000 Boeke Prize.