It is amazing that Barbara Kingsolver, born in 1955, is such a prominent figure in her own time. Most writers, like Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe, do not become popular or considered influential American writers until after their deaths. At just 55 years old Barbara has published 13 novels, and become one of the most influential writers of our time (Kingsolver). Her accomplishments are endless and one must wonder what type of a person becomes such a renowned writer.
Barbara Kingsolver lived in Maryland until the age of 2 when she moved to Kentucky(Kingsolver). As a child she was encouraged to read and she read anything and everything around (Kingsolver). Barbara's parents wanted her to experience and explore the world around her, even letting her bring home 'pets' from the woods and keep them in the home (Kingsolver). When Barbara was eight years old she started to write in a journal, the earliest spark in her interest of writing (Kingsolver). She was actually was published at a very young age when her essay "Why We Need a New Elementary School" was published in the newspaper after winning an essay contest (Kingsolver). Her father moved the family to the Congo with no electricity or running water so he could provide medical care to the people of the newly Democratic country (Kingsolver). Through this experience Barbara learned a lot and even though the children of the village didn't speak English they still played together (Kingsolver).
Barbara Continued her education in 173 when she attended DePauw University, Indiana (Kingsolver). She originally went there for piano but soon changed he major to biology(Kingsolver). For many years her career was centered around science and she didn't even want her colleagues to know she was writing (Kingsolver). She started to do freelance writing and worked still on articles on science (Kingsolver). She didn't pursue her career as a freelance writer full time until 1985. Within the next twenty-five years her writing career flourished.
The Bean Trees, Barbara's first published novel, was written during the late nights of her pregnancy (Kingsolver). That was just the beginning to her career as a writer. She has since written twelve more books and been awarded many prizes (Kingsolver). She has been on the New York Time's Bestseller List, received The Orange award, and now her books are essential to school curriculum's around the county (Kingsolver). You can read her books in more than two dozen languages and she is known all around the world.
Barbara is passionate about the world around her and travels to see more of it. She has had vast experiences through all the places she has lived, visited and experienced. Most of what authors write about comes from experiences they have had and the more vast the experiences the more versatile the author. Barbara Kingsolver has become a living literary legend.
Works Cited
Kingsolver, Barbara. "Brief Biography Barbara Kingsolver." Barbara Kingsolver The Authorized Site. 2010. Web. 19 Aug. 2010..
Barbara Kingsolver lived in Maryland until the age of 2 when she moved to Kentucky(Kingsolver). As a child she was encouraged to read and she read anything and everything around (Kingsolver). Barbara's parents wanted her to experience and explore the world around her, even letting her bring home 'pets' from the woods and keep them in the home (Kingsolver). When Barbara was eight years old she started to write in a journal, the earliest spark in her interest of writing (Kingsolver). She was actually was published at a very young age when her essay "Why We Need a New Elementary School" was published in the newspaper after winning an essay contest (Kingsolver). Her father moved the family to the Congo with no electricity or running water so he could provide medical care to the people of the newly Democratic country (Kingsolver). Through this experience Barbara learned a lot and even though the children of the village didn't speak English they still played together (Kingsolver).
Barbara Continued her education in 173 when she attended DePauw University, Indiana (Kingsolver). She originally went there for piano but soon changed he major to biology(Kingsolver). For many years her career was centered around science and she didn't even want her colleagues to know she was writing (Kingsolver). She started to do freelance writing and worked still on articles on science (Kingsolver). She didn't pursue her career as a freelance writer full time until 1985. Within the next twenty-five years her writing career flourished.
The Bean Trees, Barbara's first published novel, was written during the late nights of her pregnancy (Kingsolver). That was just the beginning to her career as a writer. She has since written twelve more books and been awarded many prizes (Kingsolver). She has been on the New York Time's Bestseller List, received The Orange award, and now her books are essential to school curriculum's around the county (Kingsolver). You can read her books in more than two dozen languages and she is known all around the world.
Barbara is passionate about the world around her and travels to see more of it. She has had vast experiences through all the places she has lived, visited and experienced. Most of what authors write about comes from experiences they have had and the more vast the experiences the more versatile the author. Barbara Kingsolver has become a living literary legend.
Works Cited
Kingsolver, Barbara. "Brief Biography Barbara Kingsolver." Barbara Kingsolver The Authorized Site. 2010. Web. 19 Aug. 2010.
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