Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Adichie
Written by Kwani · March 23, 2008
Author: Chimamanda Adichie
Series: Kwani
Chimamanda Adichie was 25 years old when she wrote her debut novel, which isn’t in itself a reason to read it. But it does add to the wonder evoked by such a gripping narration of the many forms oppression can take. Purple Hibiscus follows a young woman’s liberation from her tyrannical father; it is a drama within a drama, placed in the Nigerian context of western colonial influence and a powerful Christianity bent on stamping out the last traces of native religion.
[...] to Mother by Sindiwe Magona, Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee, The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway, Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and I think that’s it. Notice that all but one of these books [...]
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i am a Catholic Major seminarian in theology II presently sturding at Saints peter and Paul Major seminary, Bodija, Ibada, Nigeria. providentially, i am the editor in chief of the next edition of our annual magazine, and i have chosen for the focus the Laity, and Catholics in the Secular World. Having read your Purple Habiscus with its deep Catholic background, i believe you will be of good help to us by being our Exclusive guest for Interview. we want you to make some remarks and contribution, and hope to reach you physically if possible. kindly oblige this request in GOd’s name, i beg you, so that i don’t fail in my responsibility and also use this medium to contribute to your church. May God bless you as you consider this request.
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purple hibiscus is a very good novel in fact, many parents are bent on making sure that their children read this novel. i like the powerful selection of words. in a school where i once taught, every child read this novel with enthusiasm
Your text Purple Hibiscus is a master piece! I was an undergraguate at Obafemi Awolowo University when the novel was published.Interestingly, I was also part of the audience that celebrated the choice of your text for Commonwealth prize as organised by prof. kolawole of English department. At present, i want to write my Masters of Arts project in the departement of English, University of Ibadan and i have selected purple hibiscus for textual analysis.Please i will be glad if you can furnish me with any academic works,papers, M.A. projects\ theses and Ph.D theses that has been done on purple hibiscus.
I look foward to hear from you.
Best regards.
olajide gbenga
i’m doing upper six at vainona high in Zimbabwe, purple hibscus is our set book in english literature. the novel is so interesting and if u read it u realy feel what is happening.things wc are happening in the novel are real as we merch w the things which are happening in real life.keep up the good work chimamada .plise help me w qtn papers themes and hw to analyse the book thank u.
cheers lilly
purple hibiscus is an intresting book an i can not stop reading it.i love it.keep it up chimamanda.need help with themes and analysis and characterisation
I’m a teacher of literature in English here in Yola,Nigeria.At last something good has happened in the history of a team of clowns who thought it wise to include Chimamanda’s piece among the SSCE?NECO setbooks for our schools.My students and I have been having great time.Her novel is entertaining,yet thought-provoking.Please tell Ngozi C Adichie that we look forward to seeing her.
As catholics,we follow her descriptive power to and from the church .Keep it up.
i’m a student in the department of English and Literary studies, Kogi State University, Anyigba. CHIMAMANDA’S BOOK IN NOW THE TALK OF THE TOWN AND THE QUESTION FOR HER IS THAT WHAT IS THE SECRET BEHIND HER INSPIRATION?