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Barbara Kingsolver returns with 'Partita,' her first novel since 'Demon Copperhead'
Kingsolver draws on her 1970s music scholarship experience to tell the story of a married pianist in a rural community, exploring themes of passion and unrealized dreams.
- Harper announced Thursday that Partita will be published Oct. 6 in the U.S., with Faber releasing it two days later.
- Rooted in her small-Kentucky upbringing, Barbara Kingsolver drew on her 1970s DePauw University music scholarship, which she left for biology, to inform her novel about a classical musician.
- Centered on a rural community, the novel's main character is a married, onetime pianist haunted by a passion for music she never pursued.
- The author, two, is known for socially conscious fiction and draws significant attention with her prior success and honors.
- Her lifelong interest in language and music informs Kingsolver's novel, which questions who feels welcome in a symphony hall, drawing on her career from journalism to her first novel The Bean Trees.
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Barbara Kingsolver returns with ‘Partita,’ her first novel since ‘Demon Copperhead’
By HILLEL ITALIE NEW YORK (AP) — For her first novel since the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Demon Copperhead,” Barbara Kingsolver is taking on a subject she rarely discussed in public while growing up in a small Kentucky town: classical music. Related Articles 27 independent press books to add to your 2026 TBR list A movie that takes liberties with ‘Wuthering Heights’? Scholars are OK with that Love ‘He…
Barbara Kingsolver returns with 'Partita,' her first novel s
NEW YORK (AP) — For her first novel since the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Demon Copperhead,” Barbara Kingsolver is taking on a subject she rarely discussed in public while growing up in a small Kentucky town: classical music. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced Thursday that “Partita” will be published Oct. 6. (Faber will release the book two days later in the UK). Like “Demon Copperhead,” “The Poisonwood Bible” and other Kings…
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