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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION
New York Times Readers’ Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21st Century • An Oprah’s Book Club Selection • An Instant New York Times Bestseller • An Instant Wall Street Journal Bestseller • A #1 Washington Post Bestseller • A New York Times ""Ten Best Books of the Year""
""Demon is a voice for the ages—akin to Huck Finn or Holden Caulfield—only even more resilient.” —Beth Macy, author of Dopesick
""May be the best novel of [the year]. . . . Equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, this is the story of an irrepressible boy nobody wants, but readers will love.” —Ron Charles, Washington Post
From the acclaimed author of The Poisonwood Bible and The Bean Trees, a brilliant novel that enthralls, compels, and captures the heart as it evokes a young hero’s unforgettable journey to maturity
Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, Demon Copperhead is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father’s good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. Relayed in his own unsparing voice, Demon braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses. Through all of it, he reckons with his own invisibility in a popular culture where even the superheroes have abandoned rural people in favor of cities.
Many generations ago, Charles Dickens wrote David Copperfield from his experience as a survivor of institutional poverty and its damages to children in his society. Those problems have yet to be solved in ours. Dickens is not a prerequisite for readers of this novel, but he provided its inspiration. In transposing a Victorian epic novel to the contemporary American South, Barbara Kingsolver enlists Dickens’ anger and compassion, and above all, his faith in the transformative powers of a good story. Demon Copperhead speaks for a new generation of lost boys, and all those born into beautiful, cursed places they can’t imagine leaving behind.
© 2022 HarperAudio (Lydbog): 9780063252004
Release date
Lydbog: 18. oktober 2022
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION
New York Times Readers’ Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21st Century • An Oprah’s Book Club Selection • An Instant New York Times Bestseller • An Instant Wall Street Journal Bestseller • A #1 Washington Post Bestseller • A New York Times ""Ten Best Books of the Year""
""Demon is a voice for the ages—akin to Huck Finn or Holden Caulfield—only even more resilient.” —Beth Macy, author of Dopesick
""May be the best novel of [the year]. . . . Equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, this is the story of an irrepressible boy nobody wants, but readers will love.” —Ron Charles, Washington Post
From the acclaimed author of The Poisonwood Bible and The Bean Trees, a brilliant novel that enthralls, compels, and captures the heart as it evokes a young hero’s unforgettable journey to maturity
Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, Demon Copperhead is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father’s good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. Relayed in his own unsparing voice, Demon braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses. Through all of it, he reckons with his own invisibility in a popular culture where even the superheroes have abandoned rural people in favor of cities.
Many generations ago, Charles Dickens wrote David Copperfield from his experience as a survivor of institutional poverty and its damages to children in his society. Those problems have yet to be solved in ours. Dickens is not a prerequisite for readers of this novel, but he provided its inspiration. In transposing a Victorian epic novel to the contemporary American South, Barbara Kingsolver enlists Dickens’ anger and compassion, and above all, his faith in the transformative powers of a good story. Demon Copperhead speaks for a new generation of lost boys, and all those born into beautiful, cursed places they can’t imagine leaving behind.
© 2022 HarperAudio (Lydbog): 9780063252004
Release date
Lydbog: 18. oktober 2022
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K
2. nov. 2022
Fantastisk godt skrevet i hovedpersonens sprog og med hans observationer ud fra det han kender til. Det betyder at man tydeligt ser ting han ikke selv forstår mens det foregår. Handlingen er jo gyseligt en realitet og jeg troede ikke jeg ville kunne holde tyngden ud, men det er bare så godt skrevet, at man bevarer lidt optimisme og håb for den moderne Oliver Twist.. Skal klart videre med Kingsolvers andre bøger.
Mia
17. feb. 2023
Perfekt genopfindelse af David Copperfield i vor tid. Griber én fra side et. Læs den!
P
6. nov. 2023
Oh my, hvilken historie. Svær at komme igennem (for sørgelig) men sooo worth it. Oplæser er virkelig god.
Ella
18. jul. 2023
Den bedste bog, jeg har lyttet i år. Medrivende, barsk, rørende. Perfekt oplæst så indhold, stil og tone smelter sammen. Det ér moderne Dickens med en skærende kritik af livsbetingelserne i den hvide, amerikanske underklasse, men alvorligheden til trods, er bogen også komisk og en pageturner. En god historie med skarphed, dybde og noget på hjerte.
Bolette
24. maj 2023
Fremragende. Og fantastisk dygtig oplæser.
Susanne
26. aug. 2024
Fantastisk og medrivende
Denise
27. jun. 2024
Fantastic
Li
24. jul. 2023
Meget velfortalt historie om et svært liv med alle dets fristelser, og en evig jagt efter tryghed og kærlighed
Louise
5. jul. 2023
Amazing book. 100% recommended
Stine
1. aug. 2023
Eminent godt skrevet.
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