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Purple Hibiscus 

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Chimamanda Ngozi AdichiePurple Hibiscus (2003)
A novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

 
Awards
The Man Booker Prize (nominee)
Orange Prize for Fiction (nominee)
A haunting tale of an Africa and an adolescence undergoing tremendous changes by a talented young Nigerian writer. Fifteen-year-old Kambili's world is circumscribed by the high walls of her family compound and the frangipani trees she can see from her bedroom window. Her wealthy Catholic father, although generous and well-respected in the community, is repressive and fanatically religious at home. Her life is lived under his shadow and regulated by schedules: prayer, sleep, study, and more prayer. She lives in fear of his violence and the words in her textbooks begin to turn to blood in front of her eyes. When Nigeria begins to fall apart under a military coup, Kambili's father, involved in mysterious ways with the unfolding political crisis, sends Kambili and her brother away to their aunt's. The house is noisy and full of laughter. Here she discovers love and a life -- dangerous and heathen -- beyond the confines of her father's authority. The visit will lift the silence from her world and, in time, reveal a terrible, bruising secret at the heart of her family life. This first novel is about the promise of freedom; about the blurred lines between the old gods and the new; between childhood and adulthood; between love and hatred. An extraordinary debut, Purple Hibiscus is a compelling novel which captures both a country and an adolescence at a time of tremendous change.

 
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Hardback Editions

February 2010 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0007345321Title: Collins Readers - Purple Hibiscus
Author(s): Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
ISBN: 0-00-734532-1 / 978-0-00-734532-8 (UK edition)
Publisher: Collins Educational
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May 2008 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0007277458Title: Purple Hibiscus
Author(s): Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
ISBN: 0-00-727745-8 / 978-0-00-727745-2 (UK edition)
Publisher: Fourth Estate
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September 2004 : Library Binding
Cover of ISBN: 1417727292Title: Purple Hibiscus
Author(s): Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
ISBN: 1-4177-2729-2 / 978-1-4177-2729-2 (USA edition)
Publisher: Topeka Bindery
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March 2004 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0007176112Title: Purple Hibiscus
Author(s): Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
ISBN: 0-00-717611-2 / 978-0-00-717611-3 (UK edition)
Publisher: Fourth Estate
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October 2003 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: B000C1ZXEUTitle: Purple Hibiscus
Author(s): Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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October 2003 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 1565123875Title: Purple Hibiscus
Author(s): Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
ISBN: 1-56512-387-5 / 9781565123878 (USA edition)
Publisher: Algonquin Books
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Paperback Editions

April 2012 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 1616202416Title: Purple Hibiscus
Author(s): Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
ISBN: 1-61620-241-6 / 9781616202415 (USA edition)
Publisher: Algonquin Books
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February 2008 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0007268386Title: The Perennial Collection - Purple Hibiscus
Author(s): Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
ISBN: 0-00-726838-6 / 978-0-00-726838-2 (UK edition)
Publisher: Harper Perennial
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2008 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: B002BFOGVGTitle: Purple Hibiscus
Author(s): Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Publisher: HARPER PERENNIAL
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October 2007 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0007272359Title: Purple Hibiscus
Author(s): Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
ISBN: 0-00-727235-9 / 978-0-00-727235-8 (UK edition)
Publisher: Fourth Estate
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February 2005 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0007189885Title: Purple Hibiscus (P.S.)
Author(s): Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
ISBN: 0-00-718988-5 / 978-0-00-718988-5 (UK edition)
Publisher: Harper Perennial
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September 2004 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 1400076943Title: Purple Hibiscus: A Novel
Author(s): Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
ISBN: 1-4000-7694-3 / 978-1-4000-7694-9 (USA edition)
Publisher: Anchor
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April 2004 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0007182678Title: Purple Hibiscus
Author(s): Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
ISBN: 0-00-718267-8 / 978-0-00-718267-1 (UK edition)
Publisher: Fourth Estate
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January 2003 : Paperback
Title: PURPLE HIBISCUS
Author(s): Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Publisher: Fourth Estate
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2003 : Paperback
Title: PURPLE HIBISCUS
Author(s): Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Publisher: Fourth Estate
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Audio Editions

July 2005 : Audio CD
Cover of ISBN: 1407475061Title: Purple Hibiscus (unabridged audio book)
Author(s): Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, narrated by Lisette Lecat
ISBN: 1-4074-7506-1 / 978-1-4074-7506-6 (UK edition)
Publisher: Whole Story Audio Books
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January 2004 : Audio CD
Title: Purple Hibiscus (Abridged)
Author(s): Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Publisher: Harper
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2004 : Audio CD
Title: Purple Hibiscus
Author(s): Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
ISBN: 1-4025-8240-4 / 978-1-4025-8240-0 (USA edition)
Publisher: Recorded Books
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2004 : Audio Cassette
Title: Purple Hibiscus
Author(s): Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Publisher: Recorded Books
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Other Editions

September 2004 : Turtleback
Title: Purple Hibiscus
Author(s): Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
ISBN: 0-606-33544-7 / 978-1-4025-8238-7 (USA edition)
Publisher: Demco Media
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2002 : Unknown
Cover of ISBN: B002UDDV7YTitle: Purple Hibiscus: A Novel (Paperback)
Author(s): Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Author)
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