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Possessing the Secret of Joy: a Novel
Alice Walker
Possessing the Secret of Joy: a Novel
Alice Walker
From the author the New York Times Book Review calls ?a lavishly gifted writer,? this is the searing story of Tashi, a tribal African woman first glimpsed in The Color Purple whose fateful decision to submit to the tsunga?s knife and be genitally mutilated leads to a trauma that informs her life and fatefully alters her existence. Possessing the Secret of Joy, out of print for a number of years, was the first novel to deal with this controversial topic and managed to do so in a manner that Cosmopolitan called ?masterful, honorable, and unforgettable storytelling.? The New Press is proud to bring the book back into print with a new preface by the author addressing the book?s initial reception and the changed attitudes toward female genital mutilation that have come about in part because of this book.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | May 6, 2008 |
ISBN13 | 9781595583642 |
Publishers | New Press, The |
Pages | 286 |
Dimensions | 141 × 210 × 20 mm · 353 g |
Language | English |
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