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Prompted by misguided loyalty to the customs of her people, Tashi Johnson, a tribal African woman living in North America, endures a severely traumatizing tribal initiation rite of passage, an experience that affects her sense of identity. Reprint.
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Characters/People edit
- Tashi "Evelyn" Johnson: An African woman who struggles to emotionally and physically after undergoing female circumcision as a tradition of her village.
- Adam Johnson: Tashi's husband
- Benny Johnson "Bentu Moraga": Son of Tashi and Adam
- Lisette: French woman and Adam's mistress
- Pierre: Adam and Lisette's son
- Olivia Johnson: Adam's sister
- Dura: Tashi's sister who died
- Mzee "The Old Man": The Swiss doctor
- M'Lissa: African midwife and healer
- Raye: African American psychologist
- Olinka: Add a description of this character.
- Catherine
- Lara
- Anne
- Amy
Quotes edit
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“There are those who believe Black people posses the secret of joy and that it is this that will sustain them through any spiritual or moral or physical devastation.”
First Sentence edit
I did not realize for a long time that I was dead.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 216 of 1286 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Alice Walker (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; 1st edition (June 30, 1992)
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: June 30, 1992
ISBN: 0151731527
Page Count: 286
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; 1st edition (June 30, 1992)
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: June 30, 1992
ISBN: 0151731527
Page Count: 286
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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