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Purple Hibiscus

By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi, Adichie

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| Hardcover | 9781565123878

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A promising new voice from Nigeria delivers an exquisite and powerful first novel about a 15-year-old Nigerian woman who is awakening at a time when both her country and family are on the cusp of change. [예스24 제공]

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PURPLE HIBISCUS by Chimananda Ngozi Adichie

Review by Vesna McMaster (AUG 29, 2010) From the first few pages this novel leaves no room for doubt as to how the narrative will unfold: the struggle of the “outside” and more natural world against that of domestic oppression and enforced sterility. ... (read full critics)

mostlyfiction published on Thu, 30 Sep 2010

Purple Hibiscus

Purple Hibiscus is the story of a fifteen-year-old Nigerian girl, Kambili, and describes her life under the constraints of her father's strict regime. When life in the city becomes dangerous during a military coup, she is sent away to stay with her a ... (read full critics)

bookgroup published on Tue, 14 Sep 2010

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Beautiful coming of age story of a young African girl who escapes her fathers repressive, fanatically religious home when she is forced to live with her aunt and cousins.

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Dyskarsia said on Nov 24, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

Purple Hibiscus is a beautiful story. The plot is based on a teenage girl who grew up under the stifling patronage of a stern father. Her domineering father frequently physically abused his family alongside her, creating terror at home. Against the backdrop of life in Nigeria as it undergoes a milit ... (continue)

Purple Hibiscus is a beautiful story. The plot is based on a teenage girl who grew up under the stifling patronage of a stern father. Her domineering father frequently physically abused his family alongside her, creating terror at home. Against the backdrop of life in Nigeria as it undergoes a military coup, the life Kambili knows is shattered and she has to seek refuge in the home of her aunt. Kambili the sheltered but highly restricted child, who never thought of herself as lucky and who had earlier been absconded by her peers and cousin because of her supposedly privileges, learns to assert herself and becomes a beloved character, a character who easily understood the plight of those around her.. Kambili at first came to terms with her father as someone who regarded himself as a pillar of the community and someone she genuinely loved. Even the emotional and physical pains he inflicted are seen only as a gesture of love for her own good, but later she comes to consider his actions as abnormal. Really enjoyed this.

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Lindyloumac said on Oct 20, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback