Quote of the day
Men were only made into "men" with great difficulty even in primitive society: the male is not naturally "a man" any more than the woman. He has to be propped up into that position with some ingenuity, and is always likely to collapse.
Barbara Kingsolver
Born: April 8, 1955 (age 69)
Bio: Barbara Kingsolver is an American novelist, essayist and poet. She was raised in rural Kentucky and lived briefly in the Congo in her early childhood.
Known for:
- The Poisonwood Bible (1998)
- Flight Behavior (2012)
- The Bean Trees (1988)
- The Lacuna (2009)
- Prodigal Summer: A Novel (2000)
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