The Gospel of the Tree of the Sky

Author's name: Barbara Kingsolver Publisher: Mamdouh Adwan for Publishing and Distribution Year of publication: 2022 Literary classification: Novel Brief about the book: Nathan Price, the Baptist minister, leaves civilized America, heading on a missionary mission to the Belgian Congo, taking his family with him, who carry everything they think they will need, but the African land surprises them, transforming everything they brought into something worthless, even their very existence will be full of challenges, especially with the political events sweeping the country fighting for independence, and the major powers intervening, assassinating Patrice Lumumba, the country's first elected prime minister. The novel alternates between the narration of the mother who loses something irreplaceable there, and her four daughters, each telling what happens in her own way, trying to find her separate way to salvation. "The Poison Tree Gospel" is an intense journey into the vibrant African land, and a deep exploration of the other, written with a smooth narration in which Barbara Kingsolver worked to transform the tangled threads of religion, politics, and race into an enchanting literary piece. This novel was nominated for several literary awards, translated into more than thirty languages, and more than four million copies have been sold worldwide.