Barbara Kingsolver

Overview

Barbara Kingsolver born Annapolis, MD April 8, 1955. American author and biologist. Protested Vietnam War; self-exiled during Gulf War, 1990. Joined antiwar organization Not In Our Name, 2003. Published anti-colonial novel The Poisonwood Bible based on her childhood experiences in the Congo, 1999. Received Dayton Literary Peace Prize Distinguished Achievement Award, 2011.

Quotations

“I fear the sound of saber-rattling, dread that not just my taxes but even my children are being dragged to the cause of death in the wake of death.” (“And our flag was still there”, Sept. 25, 2001)