The bluest eye is toni morrisons first novel, a book heralded for its richness of language and boldness of vision. 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. Based on the novel push by sapphire is a hushed, damaged, morbidly obese 16yearold africanamerican girl from the lower depths of. And yet, this remarkable book by sapphire is an uplifting revelation that will fascinate and surprise you. Jul 06, 2011 sapphire releases graphic sequel to push more than a decade after the novel push was published, audiences can learn about the son of push s heroine, precious.
Discussion of themes and motifs in sapphire s push. The main characters of this new adult, contemporary story are joshua warden, rebecca owens. Based on the novel push by sapphire critics consensus precious is a grim yet ultimately triumphant film about abuse and innercity life, largely bolstered by exceptional performances. Based on the novel push by sapphire could have been everything its been cracked up to be. Based on the novel push by sapphire, a film that won two academy awards and was directed by lee daniels. Opening credits mirror its main characters illiteracy by misspelling the title, which is given as precious base on nol by saf with the correction based on the novel push by sapphire underneath. Precious based on the novel push by sapphire dvd video.
Based on the novel push by sapphire is a vibrant, honest and resoundingly hopeful film about the human capacity to grow and overcome. 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. If you have issues then put him or her on ignore and get on with your life. 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. The movie is set in 1987, and i dont think there was a theater back then whose marquee could. This book is packed with a heavy message that sapphire drives home superbly. 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 a novel by sapphire, push is the debut novel of american author sapphire. She is obese, illiterate, dirt poor and living in a seedy flat in harlem with a mother from hell.
Fletcher, adapted from the 1996 novel push by sapphire. Based on the novel push by sapphire is like a diamond clear, bright, but oh so hard. Precious, a movie based on the book push written by sapphire, is an interesting movie directed by lee daniels. 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. Jan, 2010 also, lets remember that based on the novel push by sapphire is included in the movies title. Push, her novel, won the bookofthemonth club stephen crane award for first fiction, the black caucus of the american library associations first novelist award. Sapphire is the author of american dreams, a collection of poetry which was cited by publishers weekly as, one of the strongest debut collections of the nineties. Precious based on the novel push by sapphire popmatters. Based on the novel push by sapphire could easily be construed as a horror movie from its truculent content. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing precious. Set in the authors girlhood hometown of lorain, ohio, it tells the story of black, more. Based on the novel push by sapphire june 16, 20 this is so good everyone show the homies in toasty p some love botnips own duke greene slappin some bass do work.
Based on the novel push by sapphire, youve been living in a media vacuum for the past six months. Her first novel, push, was published in 1996 and a little over a decade later became the academy award winning film precious. A little more brains in the script, a little more restraint in the direction, and precious. Push is the 1996 debut novel of american author sapphire. Nov 09, 2009 sapphire, author of the novel push, talks about writing the book and the making of the film. Based on the novel push by sapphire, or simply precious, is a american drama film, directed and coproduced by lee daniels. Precious is now a major motion picture based on the novel push by sapphire, starring gabourey gabby sidibe, monique, paula patton, mariah carey, and lenny kravitz. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 177 pages and is available in paperback format. Based on the novel push by sapphire is much like the sixth sense in that it is one type of movie marketed as another. Her first child whom she calls mongol has downs syndrome.
Not only did precious win both the grand jury prize and the audience award at the 2009 sundance film festival, but heavy hitters oprah and tyler perry are also championing the film, which hits theaters november 6. Mar 17, 2010 if youve missed the phenomenon that is precious. Based on the novel push by sapphire daniels, 2009 the discussion thread what they did with tyler perrys makeup is amazing. The film stars gabourey sidibe, monique, paula patton, and mariah carey. In the kid, bestselling author sapphire tells the electrifying story of abdul jones, the son of push s unforgettable heroine, precious. Jan 28, 2010 set in 1987, and based on the novel push by the harlem poet and author sapphire, it is about an obese, taciturn africanamerican teenager called precious, who has had two babies, the result of. It is a book that will touch your heart and you will never forget her story. Daniels could have been otherwise charged with stunt casting had he not drawn out such powerhouse work from the outofleftfield likes of comedienne monique and pop diva mariah carey. Push is based on a young woman the author encountered when she taught in a literacy program in harlem and the bronx. 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.
Amazing buzz continues to build for the movie precious based on the novel push by sapphire. Enjoy these images from the film, and click the thumbnails to see larger images. Firsttime screenwriter geoffrey fletcher does a solid job adapting the 1996 source novel by sapphire, push, but the strength and honesty of the cast is what sears in the memory. Claireece precious jones is an obese, illiterate 16yearold girl who lives in harlem with her abusive mother mary. Based on the novel push by sapphire, often shortened as precious, is a 2009 american drama film directed by lee daniels shadowboxer, monsters ball. If you werent familiar with monique or carey, youd never pick them out as fashion mavens from this film, although you might. Nov 20, 2009 precious lives with her mother mary, who abuses precious both physically and emotionally. Based on the novel push by sapphire is a hushed, damaged, morbidly obese 16yearold africanamerican girl from the lower depths of harlem. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of push by sapphire.
Push, told almost entirely in the first person, is brutally frank. I had seen the movie based on this book precious and i love the book as much as the movie, there was so much more detail usually there is in the novel, but this book was so vivid and it was almost as if i saw more in the book than the movie. And hollywood and american audiences generally go nuts for films that depict the gracious teacher or. Based on the novel push by sapphire daniels, 2009 the discussion thread originally posted by bootsy it makes you something worse than that. Originally called push but recently renamed precious to coincide with the film, the book, by the writer known simply as sapphire, tells the story of a darkskinned, heavyset, illiterate. The supporting actors dont play up their celebrity images. The most recent round of tv spots for lee daniels precious seem designed primarily to counteract the only element of bad buzz in its considerable wordofmouth success. Both children were conceived out of incest with her father. Precious can be easily analyzed using basic motivation and emotion theories in psychology. Thirteen years after its release, it was made into precious. Analysis of the book push, by sapphire 866 words bartleby. Jun 11, 1996 this book is packed with a heavy message that sapphire drives home superbly.
The first edition of the novel was published in june 11th 1996, and was written by sapphire. I just took a shit so big it was based on the novel push by sapphire. The american fiction writer and poet sapphire was born ramona lofton in 1950. Based on the novel push by sapphire an urban nightmare with a surfeit of soul, precious. Its just too bad that not all of it was sculpted with the same sensitive hands that pulled those performances together. 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. Sapphire, author of the novel push, talks about writing the book and the making of the film. Sapphire releases graphic sequel to push more than a decade after the novel push was published, audiences can learn about the son of push s heroine, precious. The main characters of this fiction, young adult story are claireece precious jones, blue rain. The book was published in multiple languages including english language, consists of 441 pages and is available in kindle edition format. Based on the novel push by sapphire, or simply precious, is a 2009 american drama film, directed and coproduced by lee daniels. Precious, a black american teenager, appears to have everything going against her. Nov 20, 2009 its not hard but rather painful to imagine that preciouss story is directly based on true experiences.