'Demon Copperhead' tackles opioids, poverty and resilience in Appalachia
Podcast: NPR's Book of the DayPublished On: Tue Dec 27 2022
Description: Novelist Barbara Kingsolver loves living in the Appalachian hills of southwestern Virginia. But she says she feels that the region is often misconstrued by mainstream media. Her new book, Demon Copperhead, follows a young boy grappling with the consequences of loss, addiction and poverty – but also finding ways to survive through creativity and imagination. In this episode, Kingsolver speaks with Here & Now's Scott Tong about the Dickensian influences in the novel, the divide between urban and rural, and the idea that "the middle of nowhere is relative."Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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