After several works of non-fiction and poetry, Barbara Kingsolver (THE POISONWOOD BIBLE) returns from a nine-year hiatus to the novel form with THE LACUNA, a tale of cultural and political displacement in the first half of the 20th century. Harrison Shepherd is the son of an American father and a Mexican mother, who grows up in Mexico as a housekeeper in the famous artist household of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. His exposure to the politics of Leon Trotsky turns him into a committed leftist--views that come back to haunt him when he moves back to the United States in the aftermath of World War II and must face the paranoia and witch-hunting of the McCarthy era. Kingsolver has crafted a rich and layered story, full of powerful political sentiment, that vividly evokes the tension and hopes of the Americas. Selected by the New York Times Book Review as a Notable Book of 2009 and winner of the 2010 Orange Prize for Fiction.
- Genre: Fiction + Literature Themes, Fiction + Literature Genres
- Subgenre: Peoples + Cultures, Conflicts + Dualities, Historical Fiction, Literary, Literary Genres + Types of Novels, Politics, Society + Social Issues
- Publisher: Harperluxe
- Pages: 762
- Edition: Large Print
- Language: English
- Format: paperback
- Release Date: November 3, 2009
- Date Published: November 3, 2009
- Author: Barbara Kingsolver