The Pulitzer Prize winning 'Demon Copperhead' is now available in paperback!
And, to celebrate this long awaited arrival, it's our Monthly Staff Pick for September here at Little Village Toy & Book shop... starting today!
Barbara Kingsolver's retelling of 'David Copperfield' moves the story from the streets of London to the mountains of Appalachia and what remains often instantly recognizable as the Dickens classic also becomes something distinctly American. This sprawling novel manages to touch on heavy topics while maintaining a lighter, and at times even humorous, literary tone and has quickly become a well-loved modern classic. Perfect for fans of Percival Everett’s ‘James’ from earlier this year and those that love retellings of the classics.
Don't forget out August Pick, Claire Daverly's 'Talking at Night' is still available for 20% off through 8/31. Visit us this week to save on both of these incredible titles and all September for 20% of 'Demon Copperhead', while supplies last.
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE - WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION
New York Times Readers' Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21st Century - An Oprah's Book Club Selection - An Instant New York Times Bestseller - An Instant Wall Street Journal Bestseller - A #1 Washington Post Bestseller - A New York Times "Ten Best Books of the Year"
"Demon is a voice for the ages--akin to Huck Finn or Holden Caulfield--only even more resilient." --Beth Macy, author of Dopesick
"May be the best novel of [the year]. . . . Equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, this is the story of an irrepressible boy nobody wants, but readers will love." --Ron Charles, Washington Post
From the acclaimed author of The Poisonwood Bible and The Bean Trees, a brilliant novel that enthralls, compels, and captures the heart as it evokes a young hero's unforgettable journey to maturity
Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, Demon Copperhead is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father's good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. Relayed in his own unsparing voice, Demon braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses. Through all of it, he reckons with his own invisibility in a popular culture where even the superheroes have abandoned rural people in favor of cities.
Many generations ago, Charles Dickens wrote David Copperfield from his experience as a survivor of institutional poverty and its damages to children in his society. Those problems have yet to be solved in ours. Dickens is not a prerequisite for readers of this novel, but he provided its inspiration. In transposing a Victorian epic novel to the contemporary American South, Barbara Kingsolver enlists Dickens' anger and compassion, and above all, his faith in the transformative powers of a good story. Demon Copperhead speaks for a new generation of lost boys, and all those born into beautiful, cursed places they can't imagine leaving behind.
