| Possessing the Secret of Joy Contributor(s): Walker, Alice (Author) |
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ISBN: 1595583645 ISBN-13: 9781595583642 Publisher: New Press OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2008 Annotation: A "New York Times" bestseller, this novel tells the story of a tribal African woman now living in North America, who tries to reconcile her African heritage with her experience as a modern woman in America. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 5.57" W x 8.25" (0.78 lbs) 286 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |