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Фанатичный миссионер Натан Прайс вместе с женой и дочерьми покидает благополучную цивилизованную Америку и отправляется на Черный континент, в джунгли Бельгийского Конго, с твердой верой в Бога и с надеждой на то, что Господь поможет ему обратить местных жителей в христианство. Он проповедует яростно и страстно, но местные жители вовсе не жаждут принять благодатные дары. Они трепетно берегут свои святыни, чтут традиции предков и продолжают совершать свои дикие, порой бесчеловечные, обряды. Но и в собственной семье Натана Прайса назревает бунт: домочадцы оказались не готовы к тяготам быта глухой африканской деревни. Все кажется им чуждым и…

Барбара Кингсолвер (р. 1955 г.) – выдающийся американский прозаик, поэт и эссеист, лауреат множества международных и национальных премий. Практически все ее книги мгновенно попадают в списки бестселлеров, а главное ее произведение – великий роман "Библия ядоносного дерева" – входит в топ-100 сайта Goodreads и изучается в колледжах и университетах. Фанатичный миссионер Натан Прайс вместе с женой и дочерьми покидает благополучную цивилизованную Америку и отправляется на черный континент, в джунгли Бельгийского Конго, с твердой верой в Бога и с надеждой на то, что Господь поможет ему обратить местных жителей в христианство. Он проповедует…

An international bestseller and a modern classic, this suspenseful epic of one family's tragic undoing and their remarkable reconstruction has been read, adored and shared by millions around the world.This new edition for 2017 features a cover design by award-winning fashion designer, Tina Lobondi. This story is told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them everything they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it - from garden seeds to Scripture - is calamitously transformed on African soil.

The Poisonwood Bible is a story told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them everything they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it—from garden seeds to Scripture—is calamitously transformed on African soil. What follows is a suspenseful epic of one family's tragic undoing and remarkable reconstruction over the course of three decades in postcolonial Africa.

The Poisonwood Bible tells the story of an American family in the Congo during a time of tremendous political and social upheaval. The story is told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them all they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it - from garden seeds to Scripture - is calamitously transformed on African soil. This tale of one family's tragic undoing and remarkable reconstruction, over the course of three decades in postcolonial Africa, is set against one of history's most dramatic political…

The Poisonwood Bible is a story told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them everything they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it -- from garden seeds to Scripture -- is calamitously transformed on African soil. What follows is a suspenseful epic of one family's tragic undoing and remarkable reconstruction over the course of three decades in postcolonial Africa.

This story is told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them everything they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it — from garden seeds to Scripture — is calamitously transformed on African soil.

The Poisonwood Bible is a story told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them everything they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it—from garden seeds to Scripture—is calamitously transformed on African soil. What follows is a suspenseful epic of one family’s tragic undoing and remarkable reconstruction over the course of three decades in postcolonial Africa. The novel is set against one of the most dramatic political chronicles of the twentieth century: the Congo's fight for independence from…

The Poisonwood Bible is a story told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them everything they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it -- from garden seeds to Scripture -- is calamitously transformed on African soil. What follows is a suspenseful epic of one family's tragic undoing and remarkable reconstruction over the course of three decades in postcolonial Africa.

Фанатичный миссионер Натан Прайс вместе с женой и дочерьми покидает благополучную цивилизованную Америку и отправляется на черный континент, в джунгли Бельгийского Конго, с твердой верой в Бога и с надеждой на то, что Господь поможет ему обратить местных жителей в христианство. Он проповедует яростно и страстно, но местные жители вовсе не жаждут принять благодатные дары. Они трепетно берегут свои святыни, чтут традиции предков и продолжают совершать свои дикие, порой бесчеловечные, обряды. Но и в собственной семье Натана Прайса назревает бунт: домочадцы оказались не готовы к тяготам быта глухой африканской деревни. Все кажется им чуждым и…

This story is told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them everything they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it — from garden seeds to Scripture — is calamitously transformed on African soil.