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Walker, Alice, 1944-
Subjects
Women, Black -- Fiction.
Lesbians, Black -- Fiction.
Pulitzer Prize for Works of Fiction.
National Book Awards.
Family violence -- Fiction.
Abused wives -- Fiction.
Sisters -- Fiction.
Bisexual women -- Fiction.
Southern States -- Fiction.
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Walker, Alice, 1944-
Women, Black -- Fiction.
Lesbians, Black -- Fiction.
Pulitzer Prize for Works of Fiction.
National Book Awards.
Family violence -- Fiction.
Abused wives -- Fiction.
Sisters -- Fiction.
Bisexual women -- Fiction.
Southern States -- Fiction.
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The
color
purple
/ Alice Walker.
by
Walker, Alice, 1944-
Harcourt, 2003.
Call #:
FICTION WAL
Subjects
Women, Black -- Fiction.
Lesbians, Black -- Fiction.
Pulitzer Prize for Works of Fiction.
National Book Awards.
Family violence -- Fiction.
Abused wives -- Fiction.
Sisters -- Fiction.
Bisexual women -- Fiction.
Southern States -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9780735249059
9780544805026 (2015 Mariner trade pbk. musical tie-in)
0156028352
9780156028356
9781417632817
Edition:
1st Harvest ed.
Description:
288 p. ; 21 cm.
Summary:
Beautifully imagined and deeply compassionate, 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. This classic novel of American literature is rich with passion, pain, inspiration, and an indomitable love of life.
Awards:
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, 1983.
Winner of the National Book Award for Fiction, 1983.
Genre:
Historical fiction.
Epistolary fiction.
Literary fiction.
2SLGBTQIA+ fiction.
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