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The Color Purple (Musical Tie-In)
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The Color Purple (Musical Tie-In) Paperback - 2015

by Alice Walker


About this book

The Color Purple is an acclaimed epistolary novel by American author Alice Walker. Taking place mostly in rural Georgia, this collection of letters weaves an intricate mosaic of women joined by their love for each other, the men who abuse them, and the children they care for. In this, The Color Purple focuses on black female life in the American South during the 1930s, addressing the numerous issues including their exceedingly low position in American social culture.

The novel received the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award. Because of the explicit content, particularly in terms of violence, The Color Purple has been a frequent target of censors, appearing on the American Library Association list of the 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999.

From the publisher

Now a Broadway musical featuring Jennifer Hudson Winner of the Pulitzer Prize Winner of the National Book Award Published to unprecedented acclaim, The Color Purple established Alice Walker as a major voice in modern fiction. This is the story of two sisters--one a missionary in Africa and the other a child wife living in the South--who sustain their loyalty to and trust in each other across time, distance, and silence. Beautifully imagined and deeply compassionate, this classic novel of American literature is rich with passion, pain, inspiration, and an indomitable love of life. "Intense emotional impact . . . Indelibly affecting . . . Alice Walker is a lavishly gifted writer." -- New York Times Book Review "Places Walker in the company of Faulkner." -- The Nation "Superb . . . A work to stand beside literature of any time and place." -- San Francisco Chronicle "A novel of permanent importance." -- Peter S. Prescott, Newsweek

First Edition Identification

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich first published The Color Purple in New York in 1982. First editions state “First Edition” on the copyright page along with “BCDE,” the publisher’s code.

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  • Title The Color Purple (Musical Tie-In)
  • Author Alice Walker
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Mti
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Mariner Books
  • Date 2015
  • ISBN 9780544805026 / 054480502X
  • Weight 0.55 lbs (0.25 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.06 x 5.31 x 0.81 in (20.47 x 13.49 x 2.06 cm)
  • Ages 14 to UP years
  • Grade levels 9 - UP
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About the author

Alice Walker is an internationally celebrated writer, poet and activist whose books include seven novels, four collections of short stories, four children's books, and volumes of essays and poetry. She won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction in 1983 and the National Book Award.
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