For a genuine depiction of Appalachia, read Kingsolver’s “Demon Copperhead,” not Vance’s “Hillbilly Elegy.” Vance just engages in “poornography.”
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J.D. Vance Is No Barbara Kingsolver
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The Social Novel Tackles Our Dilemmas
Maureen Corrigan says the social awareness novel is thriving and gives reasons.
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Kingsolver Exposes Child Hunger
In writing about child hunger in “Demon Copperhead,” Kingsolver triggers memories where I saw it as a pre-teen.
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Some in GOP Love Child Labor
Some in the GOP want to bring back child labor. Kingsolver, Dickens and Browning weigh in on the subject.
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