The Lacuna: A Novel… by Barbara Kingsolver
‘Barbara Kingsolver is the author of novels such as The Poisonwood Bible, Animal Dreams, and The Bean Trees.
In her most accomplished novel, Barbara Kingsolver takes us on an epic journey. The novel follows Russian revolutionary Trotsky as he stays in exile with Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, and the aftermath of his murder. It takes us from the Mexico City of artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo to the America of Pearl Harbor, FDR, and J. Edgar Hoover. The Lacuna is a poignant story of a man pulled between two nations as they invent their modern identities.
“The most mature and ambitious [novel] she’s written. An absorbing portrayal of American life. A rich novel [with] a large, colorful canvas. A tender story about a thoughtful man.” (Washington Post)
“Breathtaking… dazzling… The Lacuna can be enjoyed sheerly for the music of its passages on nature, archaeology, food and friendship; or for its portraits of real and invented people… But the fuller value… lies in its call to conscience and connection.” (New York Times Book Review)
US$13 Amazon. Publisher: Harper; 1 edition (November 3, 2009)
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