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Possessing the secret of joy
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Published:
New York : New Press, c2008.
Physical Desc:
286 pages ; 21 cm
Status:
Martin Luther King, Jr. African American Collection
FICTION Walker, A.
Description
An American woman struggles with the genital mutilation she endured as a child in Africa in a New York Times bestseller “as compelling as The Color Purple” (San Francisco Chronicle).
In Tashi’s tribe, the Olinka, young girls undergo female genital mutilation as an initiation into the community. Tashi manages to avoid this fate at first, but when pressed by tribal leaders, she submits. Years later, married and living in America as Evelyn Johnson, Tashi’s inner pain emerges. As she questions why such a terrifying, disfiguring sacrifice was required, she sorts through the many levels of subjugation with which she’s been burdened over the years.
In Possessing the Secret of Joy, Alice Walker exposes the abhorrent practice of female genital mutilation in an unforgettable, moving novel.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Alice Walker including rare photos from the author’s personal collection.
Possessing the Secret of Joy is the 3rd book in the Color Purple Collection, which also includes The Color Purple and The Temple of My Familiar.
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English
ISBN:
9781595583642, 1595583645

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Originally published: Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt Brace, 1992.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Walker, A. (2008). Possessing the secret of joy. New York, New Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Walker, Alice, 1944-. 2008. Possessing the Secret of Joy. New York, New Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Walker, Alice, 1944-, Possessing the Secret of Joy. New York, New Press, 2008.

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Walker, Alice. Possessing the Secret of Joy. New York, New Press, 2008.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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