Barbara Kingsolver's 'Demon Copperhead' Wins Pulitzer Prize

In the fiction category, Barbara Kingsolver's Demon Copperhead won. Pulitzer.org said: "A masterful reimagining of David Copperfield, narrated by the boy Demon in a wise, determined voice, about his encounters with poverty, addiction, failure, and moral failure, and his efforts to conquer them all."

"Demon Copperhead is a voice for the ages, like Adventures of Huckleberry Finn or Holden Caulfield , only more resilient," said writer and journalist Beth Macy, author of Dope Sick .

"Possibly the best novel of 2022. At once funny and heartbreaking, this is the story of a misfit boy no one wanted but readers will love," wrote Ron Charles of the Washington Post .

Writer Barbara Kingsolver and her work Demon Copperhead

As the acclaimed author of The Poisonwood Bible and The Bean Trees , Barbara Kingsolver has written a wonderful novel that captivates, compels, and captures the hearts of readers as it evokes a young hero's unforgettable coming-of-age journey.

Set in the southern Appalachian mountains, Demon Copperhead is the story of a boy born to a single mother in her teens in a trailer, with no assets other than his dead father's good looks and copper-colored hair, a vicious wit, and a natural talent for survival.

Narrated by an uncompromising voice, Demon bravely confronts modern-day perils like foster care, child labor, abandoned schools, the pressures of athletic success, addiction, disastrous love, and devastating loss. Through it all, Demon ponders his own invisibility in a pop culture where even superheroes abandon the rural folk for the big cities.

In the 19th century, Charles Dickens wrote David Copperfield from his own experiences as a survivor of institutionalized poverty and its toll on children in his society.

Novelist Barbara Kingsolver

Those issues remain unresolved in modern times. Dickens was the inspiration for his novel Demon Copperhead , which inspired Barbara Kingsolver to write.

In transposing an epic Victorian novel into the contemporary American South, Barbara Kingsolver evokes Dickens's anger and compassion. But above all, her belief in the transformative power of a good story.

Demon Copperhead represents a new generation of lost boys - those born into places that are supposed to be rich and beautiful but are cursed and they can't imagine being left behind.

Barbara Kingsolver is the author of 10 best-selling works of fiction, including the novels: Unsheltered, Flight Behavior, The Lacuna, The Poisonwood Bible, Animal Dreams, The Bean Trees … as well as collections of poetry and essays.

Kingsolver's works have been translated into more than 20 languages, winning literary awards and the affection of readers in the United States and abroad. She was awarded the National Humanities Medal, America's highest honor for service through the arts, as well as the Dayton Literary Peace Prize for her work. Kingsolver lives with her family on a farm in southern Appalachia.

The other five Pulitzer winners were Freedom's Dominion: A Saga of White Resistance to Federal Power by Jefferson Cowie (history); His Name Is George Floyd by Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa (nonfiction); G-Man by Beverly Gage (biography); Then the War by Carl Phillips (poetry) and Stay True by Hua Hsu (memoir or autobiography).

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