Possessing the Secret of Joy.
Possessing the Secret of Joy.
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Possessing the Secret of Joy. by 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.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780151731527 |
| ISBN 10 | 0151731527 |
| Title | Possessing the Secret of Joy. |
| Author | Alice Walker |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cengage Learning EMEA |
| Year published | 1992-07-07 |
| Number of pages | 286 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |