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Purple Hibiscus

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie · 2003

Literary Fiction · ranked #125 in category

Fifteen-year-old Kambili's father Eugene Achike is publicly revered in Nigeria for his democratic values and privately tyrannical at home — enforcing religious fundamentalism through violence. Adichie's debut novel is about the specific damage of sacred hypocrisy, the silence it imposes on those who love the perpetrator, and what it takes for a young woman to find her voice.

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Category
Literary Fiction
First published
2003 · 2000s
Author
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Standing
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