The Purple Violet of Oshaantu

Neshani Andreas The Purple Violet of Oshaantu is a novel by a Namibian writer, Neshani Andreas. The novel takes readers through the experience of rhythms and rituals of life in rural Namibia in interconnected stories. In Oshaantu, a place where women are the backbone of the home but are expected to submit to patriarchal dominance, Mee Ali is happily married. Quotes Well, I'm sorry you all feel uncomfortable about mybehaviour, but I cannot pretend. I cannot lie to myself and everybody else in this village Page 34 ...all know how I was treated in my marriage. Why should Icry? For what? For my broken ribs? For my baby, the one he killed inside me while beating me? For what Page 53 woman can be defined by her consciousness of her own femininity no more than by saying that she is a female, for she acquires this consciousness under circumstances dependent on the society of which she is a member Page 44 there is nothing to be said Page 37 ...a divorce will have a really bad effect on Daddy’s preaching Page 67 cannot walk among other women with her head uplifted and straight Page 63 it was her fault that her husband looked at other women, It was her fault that her husband beat her Page 51 can be questioned and challenged when … [they] reinforce gender inequality and other fundamental right Page 351 External links Researchgate Project Gurus Amazon Goodreads Category:Literary works