![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Information will be available on “Barbara Kingsolver’s work occupies a unique and important place in the world of literature,” says Nicholas School Dean William L. The event is free with limited seating for the general public, but tickets are required and will be distributed through the Duke Box Office. in Page Auditorium on the Duke campus, will include a reading by Kingsolver from her recent work. Actor Robert Redford received the inaugural award. The award was established in 2009 to honor artists whose works have lifted the human spirit by conveying our profound spiritual and material connection to the Earth, thereby inspiring others to help forge a more sustainable life for all. ![]() Her bestsellers include The Lacuna, The Poisonwood Bible, Animal Dreams, and The Bean Trees, and the nonfiction narrative Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life. Kingsolver is the author of seven works of fiction as well as books of poetry, essays, and creative nonfiction. Critically acclaimed American author Barbara Kingsolver will be the 2011 recipient of The Duke LEAF Award for Lifetime Environmental Achievement in the Fine Arts. Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment will present the award to Kingsolver on April 9 on Duke’s campus. ![]()
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