Barbara Kingsolver, ‘Demon Copperhead’ – The Girlfriend Author Interview (March 2023)
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Not long after our discussion, Barbara Kingsolver won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for ‘Demon Copperhead,’ The Girlfriend Book Club’s March 2023 read. Based on Charles Dickens’ ‘David Copperfield,’ and set in a town similar to the one she lives in in Southern Appalachia. Kingsolver wanted to represent her corner of the world and the opioid crisis it faces, ‘with respect and honesty.’ From researching the gritty details of drug addiction to meeting President Obama with dirt in her nails after digging potatoes to writing at Charles Dickens’ desk, Kingsolver, the genius behind ‘The Poisonwood Bible,’ keeps it real — and really fascinating — with The Girlfriend.
Not long after our discussion, Barbara Kingsolver won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for ‘Demon Copperhead,’ The Girlfriend Book Club’s March 2023 read. Based on Charles Dickens’ ‘David Copperfield,’ and set in a town similar to the one she lives in in Southern Appalachia. Kingsolver wanted to represent her corner of the world and the opioid crisis it faces, ‘with respect and honesty.’ From researching the gritty details of drug addiction to meeting President Obama with dirt in her nails after digging potatoes to writing at Charles Dickens’ desk, Kingsolver, the genius behind ‘The Poisonwood Bible,’ keeps it real — and really fascinating — with The Girlfriend.
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