The Color Purple

Alice WalkerPerfection Learning Prebound • ISBN-13 978‑0812406528

The Color Purple coverThe Color Purple cover

The Color Purple

Alice WalkerPerfection Learning Prebound

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ISBN-10: 0812406524 · ISBN-13: 978‑0812406528 · 1976 · Reprint Edition

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The Color Purple is a seminal novel by Alice Walker that explores the lives of African American women in the early 20th-century American South. The narrative is presented through a series of letters, primarily written by the protagonist, Celie, to God and her sister, Nettie. The novel addresses themes of racism, sexism, and the struggle for empowerment and self-identity.

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Publisher: Perfection Learning Prebound
HardcoverReprint Edition1976
Pages: 304Language: EnglishPaper finish: Matte

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Author: Alice Walker

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Inferred: 1000blackgirlbooksInferred: Abused WivesInferred: African American AuthorsInferred: African American WomenInferred: African Continental Ancestry GroupInferred: American FictionInferred: American LiteratureInferred: Blacks

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Award: Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1983)Influences: Zora Neale Hurston, Toni Morrison, James BaldwinInfluence on: Contemporary African American Writers, Feminist Authors, Lgbtq+ LiteratureCornerstone of:

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