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.
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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.
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Fair. Book is considered to be in acceptable condition. The actual cover image may not match the stock photo. Book may have one or more of the following defects: noticeable wear on the cover dust jacket or spine; curved dog eared or creased page s; writing or highlighting inside or on the edges; sticker s or other adhesive on cover; CD DVD may not be included; and book may be a former library copy.
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Very good. This item shows limited signs of wear overall with minor scuffs or cosmetic blemishes. No curled corners, bent covers or damage to dust jackets. No highlighting/ writing in pages. Digital codes may not be included and have not been tested to be redeemable and/or active. Please note that all items are donated goods and are in used condition. Orders shipped Monday through Friday! Your purchase helps put people to work and learn life skills to reach their full potential. Orders shipped Monday through Friday. Your purchase helps put people to work and learn life skills to reach their full potential. Thank you!
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. SIGNED by Adichie name only. Rubbed corners, light creasing to dj now in archival cover. Light spot on side of page block. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 307 p. Audience: General/trade.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 8x5x0; Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2003; stated First Edition with full number line; signed by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on the title page in purple pen, no further inscription. VG+ hardcover in VG+ dust jacket. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; boards in VG condition, corners sharp, gilt titling remains bright and bold; text also very good. Dust jacket is unclipped ($23.95) and arrives wrapped in protective mylar. Winner of the Commonwealth Writer's Prize for Best First Book (Africa) and Best First Book (Overall) and the Hurston-Wright Legacy Award: Best Debut Fiction Category. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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FINE IN FINE DUST JACKET. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE/ WINNER OF THE COMMONWEALTH WRITER'S PRIZE AND THE HURSTON/WRIGHT LEGACY AWARD. BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. D.J. IS FINE AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. A BEAUTIFUL CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK.
This is a story about a family's deeply hidden secrets that could have happened in any country, at any time. That it happens to a privileged and influential family in Nigeria does not change the compassion one feels for two children and their mother caught in a trap of cruelty. The fact that their oppressor/father believes he is doing what God would want him to do makes the story bone-chilling, and the ending is unexpected. What a wonderful first novel!
Rubycanary
Jun 27, 2008
Tragic, but not heavy
One thing that amazes me about Adichie's books is that they include violence, disorder, abuse, but they are never depressing or too heavy to read. Her characters transend their pasts and are extremely dynamic and interesting people.
Told from the point of view of a 15 year old with an oppressivly religious and abuse father, Adichie writes not just about growing up in politically torn Nigeria, but of abused families everywhere. This simple, fast book encomapasses so much - from the bond and rivalries between siblings, the mind-set of an abused mother, and the effects on media of political oppression.
There was a review on the back of the book stating that the character of the father was a portrait of a man who was a pillar of society, but couldn't be there for his family. I disagree with that, I think his role in society was more one of guilt and as a cover-up for his behavior at home.
Thollis
Apr 10, 2008
Excellent Read
After reading Half a Yellow Sun, I just had to read more by this author. Purple Hibiscus is a well-written, compelling, and impactful look into the effect ovezealous religion can have on a family. While the story takes place in Nigeria, I believe it reaches across cultural divides in a way very few authors have the talent to do.
TDub
Aug 3, 2007
A Brillian Debut
From the first page, one expects tragedy, but the one that is finally revealed, though foreshadowed throughout, is somehow unexpected.
Adichie develops layer upon layer or tragedy; yet, Purple Hibiscus is not a funeral dirge in the traditional sense. Rather, it is a beautifully nuanced wake for the family and the Nigeria that could have been.
Delightful, heartfelt, wholly African, and wholly unexpected from a then-debutante to the literary world.
