Ikediugwu academic staff department of english and ltierature, university of benin, benin city, nigeria introduction chimamanda ngozi adichie hails from abba in anambra state of nigeria. Growing up in a wealthy nigerian home under the domain of a harsh, demanding, and tyrannical father, kambili and her brother, jaja, find new happiness during a visit to their aunty ifeoma outside the city, but as kambili enjoys her newfound freedom and falls in love for the first time, the country begins to fall apart under a military coup. Purple hibiscus by chimamanda ngozi adichie goodreads. Fifteenyearold kambili and her older brother jaja lead a privileged life in enugu. Free pdf download books by chimamanda ngozi adichie. Purple hibiscus, her first novel, won the commonwealth writers prize and the hurstonwright legacy award. I loved this book so much and felt deeply connected to the characters and story. Im pleased and honored that purple hibiscus will be read by many people in the state i call my american home. Henry prize stories 2003, the new yorker, granta, the financial times, and zoetrope.
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