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Barbara Kingsolver's 'Demon Copperhead' and the enduring devastation of the opioid crisis

  • Written by William Nash, Professor of American Studies and English and American Literatures, Middlebury
imageBarbara Kingsolver's protagonist, Demon, is much more than his drug habit.SergioZacchi/iStock via Getty Images

Barbara Kingsolver’s literary honors range from the National Book Prize of South Africa to the PEN/Faulkner Award.

On May 8, 2023, she added a Pulitzer Prize to her accolades.

Her winning novel, “Demon Copperhead,” is...

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