Push book by sapphire

Books by sapphire author of push goodreads share book. Sapphire was approached about turning the book into a. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Precious lives with her mother mary, who abuses precious both physically and emotionally. Jun 11, 1996 this book is packed with a heavy message that sapphire drives home superbly. Based on the novel by sapphire, directed by lee daniels and written by damien paul grand jury prize and audience award winner at the. Aug 19, 2011 the kid is the sequel to sapphire s 1996 novel push, about a girl called precious who is routinely sexually abused by both her mother and father. And yet, this remarkable book by sapphire is an uplifting revelation that will fascinate and surprise you. Salingers catcher in the rye and mix it up with the. When her debut novel push came out 15 years ago, readers were. How push became precious november 6, 2009 the gritty realism of the film precious is even more intense in the novel push, upon which the film is based. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library. An electrifying first novel that shocks by its language, its circumstances, and its brutal honesty, push recounts a young black streetgirls horrendous and redemptive journey through a harlem inferno. Push is the 1996 debut novel of american author sapphire.

Her 1996 novel push, for which she was best known, tells the harrowing story of claireece jones, called precious, an obese, illiterate african american teenager living in harlem who, having been raped by her father, is both hivpositive and the mother of two children. A novel by sapphire and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Jul 31, 2011 fifteen years after the heralded publication of her first novel, push the basis for the 2009 film precious sapphire has written a new novel, the kid, which traces the. I read the book for my feminist book club, and i was one of the few who actually finished itthe others were too put off the brutal reality of precious life. Push, her novel, won the book ofthemonth club stephen crane award for first fiction, the black caucus of the american library associations first novelist award, and, in great britain, the mind book of the year award. Push, her novel, won the bookofthemonth clubs stephen crane award for first. Push was named by the village voice and time out new york as one of the top ten books of 1996. Study guide for push precious push also known as precious in its film version study guide contains a biography of sapphire, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Push by sapphire teaching childrens and adolescent. This study guide consists of approximately 35 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of push. Sapphire definitely changes diction throughout this book in order to enhance her characters. Sep 08, 2011 sapphire s first book became the oscarwinning film precious but, she says, her new novel is so dark that hollywood is unlikely to call.

Fifteen years after the heralded publication of her first novel, push the basis for the 2009 film precious sapphire has written a new novel, the kid, which traces the. Push by sapphire push is the story of claireece precious jones and her heartbreaking account of her life for two years. Push precious symbols, allegory and motifs gradesaver. Thirteen years after its release, it was made into precious. How push became precious the gritty realism of the film precious is even more intense in the novel push, upon which the film is based. Push explains how a black girls life is harder than a white girls. Push was nominated for an naacp image award in the category of outstanding literary work of fiction. Push by sapphire is the story of 16yearold claireece precious jones, who goes by the nickname precious.

Study guide for push precious push also known as precious in its film version study guide contains a biography of sapphire, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and. Nov 09, 2009 sapphire, author of the novel push, talks about writing the book and the making of the film. Winner of the 1996 mind book of the year award, push was later made into the film precious, winner of two academy awards. Sapphires first book became the oscarwinning film precious but, she. In the kid, bestselling author sapphire tells the electrifying story of abdul jones, the son of push s unforgettable heroine, precious. Themes in the book push by sapphire by hammed sirleaf on prezi. The kid is the sequel to sapphires 1996 novel push, about a girl called precious who is routinely sexually abused by both her mother and father. Sapphire author this study guide consists of approximately 35 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of push. The story of an abused young black girl, mixing vibrant prose and poetry. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of push by sapphire. What do you get if you borrow the notion of an idiosyncratic teenage narrator from j. Sapphires writing was the subject of an academic symposium at arizona state university in 2007.

The american fiction writer and poet sapphire was born ramona lofton in 1950. Dec 29, 2012 me reading the first part of the book push. Push is written in the firstperson narrative voice of precious. Push novel push is the 1996 debut novel of american author sapphire. Push, now known as the book that inspired last years muchrenowned hit film precious, is the firstperson account of the teenage life of claireece precious jones, a harlem teenager who as of writing this account has given birth to two children, a boy and a girl, both products of her rape at the hands of her biological father. She is a 16yearold africanamerican girl who has had an extremely difficult childhood, particularly because both of her parents have systematically abused her physically, psychologically and sexually. Sapphires work has appeared in the new yorker, the new york times. Hammed sirleaf im gonna break through or somebody gonna break through to me. Push, her novel, won the bookofthemonth clubs stephen crane award for first fiction, the black caucus of more about sapphire. Nov 20, 2009 precious lives with her mother mary, who abuses precious both physically and emotionally. One of the most obvious would be the proper english used to be third person omniscient narrator of the story, and the first person slang, misspelled, and grammatically incorrect english that is preciouss. For precious jones, 16 and pregnant with her fathers child, miraculous hope appears and the world begins to open up for her when a courageous, determined teacher bullies, cajoles, and inspires. The book inspires new critical thinking about the lives of black women. A story of body and spirit, rooted in the hungers of flesh and of the soul, the kid brings us deep into the interior life of abdul jones.

Sapphire, author of the novel push, talks about writing the book and the making of the film. Based on the novel push by sapphire, a film that won two academy awards and was directed by lee daniels. Push, told almost entirely in the first person, is brutally frank. Her first novel, push, was published in 1996 and a little over a decade later became the academy award winning film precious. Jun 03, 2008 an electrifying first novel that shocks by its language, its circumstances, and its brutal honesty, push recounts a young black streetgirls horrendous and redemptive journey through a harlem inferno. We meet him at age nine, on the day of his mothers funeral.

This lesson will focus on the summary and important quotes from the novel push. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The story gives detailed accounts of the physical, sexual and mental abuse precious faces from her father, mother, and the strangers she encounters on a daily basis. In 2011, sapphire published a followup to push with the novel the kid, which focuses on the life of abdul jones, the son of precious. Push, her novel, won the bookofthemonth club stephen crane award for first fiction, the black caucus of the american library associations first novelist award, and, in great britain, the mind book of the year award. I mean seriously in push by sapphire its one bad thing after another, with maybe a handful of good things that happen. Precious is a sweet, sixteen year old girl who lives in an ugly, cruel world. Push by sapphire and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This book is packed with a heavy message that sapphire drives home superbly. Sapphire herself appears briefly in the film as a daycare worker. Sapphires first book became the oscarwinning film precious but, she says, her new novel is so dark that hollywood is unlikely to call. In the kid, bestselling author sapphire tells the electrifying story of abdul jones, the son of pushs unforgettable heroine, precious. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 177 pages and is available in paperback format.

On one hand, the characterization that sapphire offers in push might be seen as capitulating to cultural stereotypes about female sexuality and body image. Sapphire has 19 books on goodreads with 94756 ratings. Push is an emotionally powerful, disturbing novel written from the perspective of a young and poor black woman whose life. The book was published in 1996 by vintage publishing and has since sold hundreds of thousands of copies. With this much anticipated first novel, told from the point of view of an illiterate, brutalized harlem teenager, sapphire american dreams, a writer affiliated with the nuyorican poets, charts the p. Sapphire tells michele norris that she began the book in 1993, just as she was about to leave her job as a remedial reading teacher in harlem to. Precious jones, an illiterate sixteenyearold, has up until now been invis. Sapphire s work has appeared in the new yorker, the new york times. Mary does nothing but smoke, watch television and collect welfare through fraud as she doesnt ever look for a job and believes that education does nothing for precious, who she would rather also collect welfare if only to bring money into the household.

Claireece precious jones is the main character of the story, and she also narrates the tale. The main characters of this fiction, young adult story are claireece precious jones, blue rain. In 2009 she was the recipient of a fellow award in literature from united states artists. Precious push movie tiein edition by sapphire, paperback. Sapphire criticizes black nationalism tremendously. Discussion of themes and motifs in sapphire s push. The first edition of the novel was published in june 11th 1996, and was written by sapphire. Push rips you from your safe little cozy life and drops you into a concrete jungle that forces you to feel and experience life alongside precious whose life, when we meet her, has been truly destroyed.