Barbara Kingsolver

Barbara Kingsolver is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, essayist, and poet known for her works such as The Poisonwood Bible and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle.

Novelist

April 8, 1955

Aries

69

Annapolis, Maryland

Barbara Kingsolver, an American novelist, essayist, and poet, is renowned for her socio-political and environmentally conscious themes. Among her most famous works are “The Poisonwood Bible,” “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle,” and her 2018 novel, “Unsheltered,” which tells the stories of two distinct families facing immense challenges and demonstrating resilience in difficult times. Other notable works by Kingsolver include “Flight Behavior” (2012), a memoir about her family’s life on a farm, and her debut novel, “The Bean Trees” (1988), featuring Taylor Greer. She has been honored with numerous awards, such as the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for fiction and the National Humanities Medal.