- Purple Hibiscus
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author =Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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country =Nigeria
language = English
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genre =Novel
publisher =Algonquin Books
pub_date = October 2003
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media_type = Print (Paperback )
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followed_by = Half Of A Yellow SunPurple Hibiscus is the first novel by Nigerian author
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie . It was first published by "Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill", in 2003.cite web|url=http://www.l3.ulg.ac.be/adichie/cnabiblio.html|title=The Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Website - Bibliography|accessdate=2008-03-15|publisher=The Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Website] The novel is on the EnglishLeaving Certificate course in Ireland, as well as the International Baccalaureate course in some schools in the UK.Plot introduction
The novel is centered around fifteen year old Kambili, and her family; her brother Jaja, her mother, Beatrice, and her father, Eugene.cite web|url=http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.cgi?path=298191105719553|title=Purple Hibiscus Review|date=2004|last=Bell-Gam|first=Ruby A.|accessdate=2008-03-15|publisher=H-AfrTeach] Eugene is considered a "big man" within Nigerian society, but is a religious fanatic, and severely punishes both his wife and his children for what he sees as sins. In the middle of the novel, Kambili and Jaja go to visit Eugenes sister, their Aunty Ifeoma, in the university town of
Nsukka , where Kambili and Jaja begin to heal from the trauma they have suffered at the hands of their father.Characters
* Kambili
* Jaja
* Eugene (Papa)
* Beatrice (Mama)
* Ifeoma
* Father Amadi
* Amaka
* Obiora
* Chima
* Papa-NnukwuAwards and nominations
*
Hurston-Wright Legacy Award 2004 (Best Debut Fiction Category)cite web|url=http://www.l3.ulg.ac.be/adichie/cnaawards.html|title=The Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Website - Awards|accessdate=2008-03-15|publisher=The Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Website]
* Commonwealth Writers' Prize 2005: Best First Book (Africa)
*; Nominations :
* Shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2004
* Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2004
* Nominated for the YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) Best Books for Young Adults Award (2004)
* Shortlisted for the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize 2004/2005References
External links
* [http://www.nigeriavillagesquare1.com/purplehibiscus.html Purple Hibiscus at Nigeria Village Square]
* [http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.cgi?path=298191105719553 Purple Hibiscus at H-Net Reviews]
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