Purple hibiscus
(Book)
Published
Chapel Hill : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2012.
Status
Central - Adult Fiction
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Description
Fifteen-year-old Kambili and her older brother Jaja lead a privileged life in Enugu, Nigeria. They live in a beautiful house, with a caring family, and attend an exclusive missionary school. They're completely shielded from the troubles of the world. Yet, as Kambili reveals in her tender-voiced account, things are less perfect than they appear. Although her Papa is generous and well respected, he is fanatically religious and tyrannical at home—a home that is silent and suffocating.As the country begins to fall apart under a military coup, Kambili and Jaja are sent to their aunt, a university professor outside the city, where they discover a life beyond the confines of their father’s authority. Books cram the shelves, curry and nutmeg permeate the air, and their cousins’ laughter rings throughout the house. When they return home, tensions within the family escalate, and Kambili must find the strength to keep her loved ones together.Purple Hibiscus is an exquisite novel about the emotional turmoil of adolescence, the powerful bonds of family, and the bright promise of freedom.
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
307 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781616202415, 1616202416, 1400076943
Notes
General Note
Copyright date 2003.
Description
In the city of Egunu, Nigeria, fifteen year-old Kambili and her older brother Jaja lead a somewhat cloistered life. Their father is a wealthy businessman, they live in a beautiful home, and attend private school. But, through Kambili's eyes, we see that their home life is anything but harmonious. Her father, a fanatically religious man has impossible expectations of his children and his wife, and if things don't go his way he becomes physically abusive. Not until Kambili and Jaja are sent away from home for the very first time to visit their loving aunt, does Kambili's world begin to blossom. But when a military coup threatens to destroy the country, the tension in her family's home escalates, and Kambili must find the strength to keep her loved ones together.
Awards
Women's Prize for Fiction Shortlist
Awards
Orange Prize for Fiction Shortlist
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Adichie, C. N. (2012). Purple hibiscus . Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi, 1977-. 2012. Purple Hibiscus. Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi, 1977-. Purple Hibiscus Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2012.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Adichie, C. N. (2012). Purple hibiscus. Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi. Purple Hibiscus Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2012.
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