Demon Copperhead
| Author | Barbara Kingsolver |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Harper |
Publication date | October 18, 2022 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 560 |
| Awards | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Women's Prize for Fiction James Tait Black Memorial Prize |
| ISBN | 978-0-06-325192-2 |
Demon Copperhead is a 2022 novel by Barbara Kingsolver. It was a co-recipient of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and won the 2023 Women's Prize for Fiction. Kingsolver was inspired by the Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield. While Kingsolver's novel is similarly about a boy who experiences poverty, Demon Copperhead is set in Appalachia and explores contemporary issues.
The book touches on themes of the social and economic stratification in Appalachia, child poverty in rural America, and drug addiction with a focus on the opioid crisis.