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   Box office. $63.3 million [1] Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire, [2] or simply Precious, is a 2009 American drama film, directed and co-produced by Lee Daniels. Its script was written by Geoffrey S. Fletcher, adapted from the 1996 novel Push by Sapphire. The film stars Gabourey Sidibe and Mo'Nique, alongside Paula Patton, Mariah ...

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3. www.npr.org › 2009/11/06 › 120176695Sapphire's Story: How 'Push' Became 'Precious' : NPR

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   Nov 6, 2009 · Precious (Push Movie Tie-in Edition)By SapphirePaperback, 192 pagesVintageList Price: $13. Read An Excerpt. Even though the film Precious packs quite a wallop, the gritty realism of the novel upon ...

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   Nov 4, 2009 · Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire. 110 minutes ‧ R ‧ 2009. Roger Ebert. November 4, 2009. 3 min read. Precious has shut down. She avoids looking at people, she hardly ever speaks, she’s nearly illiterate. Inside her lives a great hurt, and also her child, conceived in a rape. She is fat.

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   Nov 19, 2009 · The title character of Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire is a hushed, damaged, morbidly obese 16-year-old African-American girl from the lower depths of Harlem. It’s 1987, and ...

6. www.gradesaver.com › push-precious › study-guidePush (Precious) Study Guide: Analysis - GradeSaver

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   In Precious 's own opinion, there was one single moment that helped to shape her fate more than any other, and it was the moment when she was delivering her first child (the product of her own father's rape), and the paramedics were yelling for her to "Push!" She was 12, and the event, along with the regular pain and trauma of childbirth ...

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   Jan 29, 2010 · Few are as haunting as Precious: Based On The Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire. It’s an, at-times, brutal tale of the title character, Precious, and the troubled life she leads.

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   Is Precious Based on a true story?

   • Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire, [ 2 ] or simply Precious, is a 2009 American drama film, directed and co-produced by Lee Daniels. Its script was written by Geoffrey S. Fletcher, adapted from the 1996 novel Push by Sapphire.

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   Where did Sapphire write the novel 'Push'?

   • Sapphire wrote the novel Push (renamed Precious) in a fractured ghetto patois that grew out of the author's experiences as a remedial reading teacher. Read An Excerpt. Even though the film Precious packs quite a wallop, the gritty realism of the novel upon which the movie is based is even more intense.

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   What is the 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. Read the Study Guide for Push (Precious)… Push essays are academic essays for citation.

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   Is precious a fun story?

   • This is not a fun story, but it is a powerful story. In Precious 's own opinion, there was one single moment that helped to shape her fate more than any other, and it was the moment when she was delivering her first child (the product of her own father's rape), and the paramedics were yelling for her to "Push!"

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   How does Precious start the novel?

   • Precious begins the novel functionally illiterate. She spells words phonetically. She uses a "minimal English that defies the conventions of spelling and usage and dispenses all verbal decorum" (Mahoney). She employs variations such as "nuffin'" for nothing, "git" for get, "borned" for born, "wif" for with, and "chile" for child.

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   When did 'precious' come out?

   • Lionsgate gave the film a limited release in North America on November 6, 2009, with an expanded release on November 20. Precious received positive reviews from critics; the performances of Sidibe and Mo'Nique, the story, and its message were highly praised. The film was a box office success, earning over $63 million on a $10 million budget. [ 1 ]

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9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Push_(novel)Push (novel) - Wikipedia

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   ISBN. 978-0-679-76675-9. Push is the debut novel of American author Sapphire. Thirteen years after its release in 1996, [1] the novel was made into the 2009 film Precious, which won numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards.