Longlisted for the 2004 Man Booker PrizeShortlisted for the 2004 Orange PrizeA haunting tale of an Africa and an adolescence undergoing tremendous changes by a talented young Nigerian writer.The limits of fifteen-year-old Kambili's world are defined by the high walls of her family estate and the dictates of her repressive and fanatically religious father. Her life is regulated by schedules: prayer, sleep, study, and more prayer.When Nigeria begins to fall apart during a military coup, Kambili's father, involved mysteriously in the political crisis, sends Kambili and her brother away to live with their aunt. In this house, full of energy and laughter, she discovers life and love – and a terrible, bruising secret deep within her family.Centring on the promise of freedom and the pain and exhilaration of adolescence, Purple Hibiscus is the extraordinary debut of a remarkable new talent.
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Чимаманда Нгози Адичи. Purple Hibiscus
Purple Hibiscus
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Copyright
Praise
Dedication
Table of Contents
BREAKING GODS
SPEAKING WITH OUR SPIRITS
THE PIECES OF GODS
A DIFFERENT SILENCE
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
P.S
About the Author
Profile of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
LIFE at a Glance. BORN
EDUCATED
FAMILY
CAREER
AWARDS AND PRIZES
PREVIOUS WORKS
Top Ten
About the book. A Critical Eye
Tiny Wonders
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‘One of the finest debut novels of recent years, a complex and compelling account of a 15-year-old girl’s sexual awakening and religious oppression…It is a novel as revealing as Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things, and as punchy and characterful as Monica Ali’s Brick Lane’
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We all reached for the salt at the same time. Jaja and I touched the crystal shaker, my finger brushed his gently, then he let go. I passed it to Papa. The silence stretched out even longer.
“They brought the cashew juice this afternoon. It tastes good. I am sure it will sell,” Mama finally said.
