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After undergoing a brutal procedure of female genital mutilation in Africa, the main character of this novel immigrates to the United States and descends into a world of madness.
 
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Possessing the Secret of Joy: Putting a Face on Female Genital Mutilation

Date of Review:  Aug 5, 2000
The Bottom Line: Important political issue rendered with power and flair. This book can't help but touch you.
Review: Alice Walker is known for powerful prose which challenges us all to face the effects of our world?s racism and sexism head-on. In Walker?s renditions, we cannot avoid seeing the humanity in the victims of slavery, domestic violence, and other racist...
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by: lernerj
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Date of Review:  Jan 8, 2006
The Bottom Line: Simply one of the greatest novels.
Review: Reading Alice Walker's Possessing the Secret of Joy was a most holy experience for me. Alas, this book had such an impact upon me that I made the book part of the subject of my senior capstone thesis when I was in college.Alice Walker is by far my...
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Beautiful, simply and to the core.
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Inspiring, Compassionate, Painful. A Pure Delight!

Date of Review:  Jan 27, 2000
Review: No matter how much you think you know about the horrifying procedure of female circumcision, you don't know enough! Alice Walker has created a phenomenal character who has experienced this terrifying and confusing procedure, one based on what could...
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  Chicago Tribune: "'Possessing the Secret of Joy offer[s] a loud and clear voice crying out against a heinous practice that has been too long hidden behind millions of silences."

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  Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt (June 01, 1992)
Measurements: 10"(h) x 5.5"(w) x 1.25"(d), 1.2 lbs.
ISBN: 9780151731527

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  I did not realize for a long time that I was dead.
 
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The acclaimed author of The Color Purple presents a provocative story of a young tribal African woman who lives most of her adult life in America. Tashi submits toher people s custom of genital mutilation. Severely traumatize d by the experience, she spends the rest of her life battling madness, trying to regain the ability to recognize her own reality.
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