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- Title
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's "Purple Hibiscus" and the Paradoxes of Postcolonial Redemption.
- Authors
Wallace, Cynthia R.
- Abstract
A literary criticism of the book "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is presented. The author states that the novel is a commentary on violent aspects of Christian religion, specifically conservative Catholicism, as well as colonial whiteness and fathers. Other topics include hermeneutics, Igbo culture, and the cultural expectations of women.
- Subjects
AFRICA; PURPLE Hibiscus (Book); ADICHIE, Chimamanda Ngozi, 1977-; VIOLENCE; RELIGION; CATHOLIC Church; FATHERS in literature; HERMENEUTICS; CHRISTIANITY
- Publication
Christianity & Literature, 2012, Vol 61, Issue 3, p465
- ISSN
0148-3331
- Publication type
Literary Criticism
- DOI
10.1177/014833311206100311