PURPLE HIBISCUS
Purple Hibiscus, Nigerian-born writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's debut, begins like many novels set in regions considered exotic by the western reader: the politics, climate, social customs, and, above all, food of Nigeria balls of fufu rolled between the fingers, okpa bought from roadside vendors unfold like the purple hibiscus of the title, rare and fascinating. But within a few pages, these details, however vividly rendered, melt into the background of a larger, more compelling story of a joyless family. Fifteen-year-old Kambili is the dutiful and self-effacing daughter of a rich man, a religious fanatic and domestic tyrant whose public image is of a politically courageous newspaper publisher and philanthropist. No one in Papa's ancestral village, where he is titled "Omelora" One Who Does For the Community , knows why Kambili s brother cannot move one of his fingers, nor why her mother keeps losing her pregnancies. When a widowed aunt takes an interest in Kambili, her family begins to unravel and re-form itself in unpredictable ways.
Edad recomendada: Adultos.
ADICHIE CHIMAMANDA NGOZI
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie es una escritora y feminista nigeriana nacida el 15 de septiembre de 1977 en Enugu, Nigeria. Creció en una familia de etnia igbo, hija de James Nwoye Adichie, profesor de estadística, y Grace Ifeoma, registradora universitaria. Estudió medicina y farmacia en la Universidad de Nigeria antes de trasladarse a Estados Unidos, donde cursó Comunicaciones y Ciencias Políticas en la Universidad de Drexel y luego en Eastern Connecticut State University. Obtuvo una maestría en escritura creativa en Johns Hopkins y otra en estudios africanos en Yale. Su obra incluye novelas como "Purple Hibiscus", "Half of a Yellow Sun", "Americanah" y ensayos como "We Should All Be Feminists" y "Dear Ijeawele". Ha sido reconocida por su activismo feminista, sus conferencias TED y su capacidad para retratar la experiencia africana y la diáspora con profundidad y sensibilidad.
