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Kingsolver connects art, revolution, celebrity, and political persecution.
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The Lacuna
Barbara Kingsolver2010 selection · Literary fiction
The Lacuna
Harrison Shepherd works for Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, and Leon Trotsky before becoming a novelist. Diaries trace how public fear and McCarthyism reshape his life.
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You like documentary historical fiction spanning Mexico and America.
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