Barbara Kingsolver

Quick Facts

Full Name	Barbara Kingsolver
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Apr 8, 1955(1955-04-08)
Age	69
Country	United States
Birth City	Maryland
Horoscope	Aries

Barbara Kingsolver Biography

Barbara Kingsolver is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on April 8, 1955 in Maryland, United States. A American novelist and nonfiction writer Her most famous work is by her novel The Poisonwood Bible (1998) which is a novel about the family of a missionary who relocates into in the Belgian Congo. The novel also gained recognition for her non-fiction book, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle that details her family’s experiments in eating local food.

She was presented with an award called the National Humanities Medal by President She was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Bill Clinton..

Barbara Kingsolver (born April 8, 1955) is an American novelist, essayist and poet. She was raised in rural Kentucky and lived briefly in the Congo in her early childhood. Kingsolver earned degrees in biology at DePauw University and the University of Arizona and worked as a freelance writer before she began writing novels. Her widely known works include The Poisonwood Bible, the tale of a missionary family in the Congo, and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, a non- fiction account of her family’s attempts to eat locally.

After graduating from high school, Kingsolver attended DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, on a music scholarship, studying classical piano. Eventually, however, she changed her major to biology when she realized that “classical pianists compete for six job openings a year, and the rest of [them] get to play ‘Blue Moon’ in a hotel lobby”. She was involved in activism on her campus, and took part in protests against the Vietnam war. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a Bachelor of Science in 1977, and moved to France for a year before settling in Tucson, Arizona, where she lived for much of the next two decades. In 1980, she enrolled in graduate school at the University of Arizona, where she earned a master’s degree in ecology and evolutionary biology.

She was married Steven Hopp in 1994. Their child, Lily, was born just two years after the wedding.

Barbara Kingsolver Net Worth

Barbara Kingsolver is one of the richest Novelist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Barbara Kingsolver 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She took classes in classical piano and Biology at DePauw University in Indiana and later earned an advanced master’s degree in ecology and evolutionary biology from The University of Arizona. Her debut novel was published, The Bean Trees, in 1988.

She was the founder of the group known as Rock Bottom Remainders.

Kingsolver was born in Annapolis, Maryland, in 1955 and grew up in Carlisle, Kentucky. When Kingsolver was seven years old, her father, a physician, took the family to Léopoldville, Congo (now Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo). Her parents worked in a public health capacity, and the family lived without electricity or running water.

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Who is Barbara Kingsolver Dating?

According to our records, Barbara Kingsolver married to Steven Hopp , Joseph Hoffmann. As of December 1, 2023, Barbara Kingsolver’s is not dating anyone.

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In the late 1990s, she was a founding member of the Rock Bottom Remainders, a rock and roll band made up of published writers. Other band members include Amy Tan, Matt Groening, Dave Barry and Stephen King, and they play for one week during the year. Kingsolver played the keyboard, but is no longer an active member of the band.

Facts & Trivia

Barbara Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Barbara Kingsolver celebrates birthday on April 8 of every year.

Her work often focuses on topics such as social justice, biodiversity and the interaction between humans and their communities and environments. Each of her books published since 1993 has been on the New York Times Best Seller list. Kingsolver has received numerous awards, including the Dayton Literary Peace Prize’s Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award 2011, UK’s Orange Prize for Fiction 2010, for The Lacuna, and the National Humanities Medal. She has been nominated for the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Pulitzer Prize.

Top Facts about Barbara Kingsolver

1. Barbara Kingsolver is an American author, poet and essayist.
2. She was born on April 8, 1955 in Annapolis, Maryland.
3. Kingsolver has written over 15 books including “The Poisonwood Bible”.
4. Her work often explores social and environmental issues.
5. She received the National Humanities Medal in 2000.
6. Kingsolver has a degree in biology from DePauw University.
7. She lived for many years in Tucson, Arizona before moving to Virginia.
8. Kingsolver’s first novel was “The Bean Trees” published in 1988.
9. Her writing has been translated into more than twenty languages.
10. In addition to her writing career, she is also a political activist and advocate for social justice causes.

What is Barbara Kingsolver best known for?

Her widely known works include The Poisonwood Bible, the tale of a missionary family in the Congo, and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, a non-fiction account of her family’s attempts to eat locally. Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.

What is Barbara Kingsolver doing now?

Kingsolver has published 16 books and multiple essays, articles and poems during her career. Her most recent book is a collection of poetry, “How to Fly in Ten Thousand Easy Lessons,” which was named the Poetry Book of the Month by The Guardian. She is working on a new novel set in Southwest Virginia.

Is Barbara Kingsolver a good writer?

Kingsolver has received numerous awards, including the UK’s Orange Prize for Fiction 2010, for The Lacuna and the National Humanities Medal. She has been nominated for the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Pulitzer Prize.

Is Barbara Kingsolver native?

She was born in 1955, and grew up in small-town eastern Kentucky. “The older I get, the more I appreciate my rural childhood.

Is Poisonwood Bible a movie?

The Sharp Objects star and executive producer and her manager, Stacy O’Neil, have launched the production company Bond Group Entertainment and signed a first-look deal with the premium cable outlet. The first project under the agreement is a limited series adaptation of Barbara Kingsolver’s novel The Poisonwood Bible.