"Barbara Kingsolver's world : nature, art, and the twenty-first century"@en . . . . . "Electronic books"@en . "Electronic books" . . . . . "Criticism, interpretation, etc"@en . "Criticism, interpretation, etc" . "Barbara Kingsolver's world nature, art, and the twenty-first century" . . . "\"Since Barbara Kingsolver published The Bean Trees in 1988, her work has been of great interest to readers -- first, American readers; then British and South African readers; and finally to readers the world over. With incredible speed, Kingsolver became one of the best-known United States writers, a person who collected honors and awards as if she were a much more mature literary producer. From the beginning Kingsolver touched an elbow of keen interest in her readers: hers was the voice of world awareness, a conscientious voice that demanded attention for the narratives of the disadvantaged, the politically troubled, the humanly silenced. By paying special attention to her non-fiction (essays and books), this new study by renowned literary critic Linda Wagner-Martin highlights the way Kingsolver has become a kind of public intellectual, particularly in the twenty-first century. It will provides fresh readings of each of her novels, stories, and poems.\"--Provided by publisher."@en . . . "Barbara Kingsolver's world : nature, art, and the twenty-first century" . "LITERARY CRITICISM American General." . . . .