Book Review
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The Feminist Awakening of a Silent Daughter in Chimamanda’s Purple Hibiscus
Chimamanda Adichie’s debut novel, Purple Hibiscus, offers a piercing exploration of patriarchy through the observant eyes of 15-year-old Kambili Achike. The novel sparks conversations about feminism, religious manipulation, and the oppressive system of Nigeria’s patriarchal…
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A Letter to Liberation: A Review of Mariama Ba’s So Long a Letter
Mariama Ba’s epistolary novel offers an honest critique of patriarchal norms in the post-colonial Senegalese. Framed as a personal letter from a Senegalese schoolteacher, Ramatoulaye, to her Aissatou, who lives abroad. The novel explores the…
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Reviewing Abi Darè’s So I Roar Through Female Empowerment
In her debut novel, “The Girl With The Louding Voice”, Abi Darè tells the coming-of-age story of semi-educated Adunni, who desires to be educated. In the sequel novel, readers witnessed the transformation of Adunni from…
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A Hunting Truth: Lola Akinmade’s Debut Novel Exposes the Harsh Reality Of Black Women in Sweden
In an interview, Lola Akinmade, the author of In Every Woman She Is Black, explained that she wanted to show the unspoken struggles of Black women in Sweden. Thus, her debut novel originated not from…
