Genre
The Poisonwood Bible
by Barbara Kingsolver

The Poisonwood Bible: Genre 1 key example

Genre
Explanation and Analysis:

The Poisonwood Bible is a historical fiction novel, which means it incorporates real political and historical events into the lives of its fictional characters. While the Prices and most of the African characters are fictional, the story's events are mostly either plausible (for instance, Kilanga is similar to a real Congolese village in the mid-20th century) or historically accurate, as is the case with the description of Patrice Lumumba's execution and the reign of American-backed dictator Mobutu.