Demon Copperhead

by Barbara Kingsolver · 2022

Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver’s Pulitzer‑Prize‑winning novel, follows a resilient Appalachian boy named Demon as he navigates poverty, foster care, the opioid crisis and the violence that scar his community. Through vivid, character‑driven storytelling, Kingsolver paints a stark portrait of a generation left behind, while also offering moments of humor, loyalty and fierce defiance. The novel’s opening line—“First, I got myself born”—sets a tone of raw honesty that carries through a narrative that feels both intimate and epic, earning it accolades from the Women’s Prize for Fiction, New York Times, Oprah’s Book Club and more.