![]() ![]() And shy Kambili must find the strength to keep her family together after her mother commits a desperate act. ![]() As the country begins to fall apart under a military coup, tension within the family escalates. Jaja learns to garden and work with his hands, and Kambili secretly falls in love with a young, charismatic priest. ![]() For the first time they experience freedom from their papa. But everything changes once Kambili and Jaja visit Aunty Ifeoma outside the city. He looms over his family's every move, severely punishes Kambili and her older brother, Jaja, if they're not the best in their classes, and hits their mama if she disagrees with him. Although her papa is generous and well respected, he is fanatically religious and tyrannical at home. Yet, as Kambili reveals in her tender-voiced account, things are less than perfect in her wealthy Nigerian home. She's completely shielded from the troubles of the world. She lives in a beautiful house, has a caring family, and attends an exclusive missionary school. Candidate in Harvard's English Department.īook description: From the outside, fifteen-year-old Kambili has the perfect life. It featured Professor Akua Sarr of Boston College and Kristen Robinson, Ph.D. ![]() This session on Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was hosted by the Committee on African Studies on June 5, 2013. ![]()
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