![]() Born in Eatonton, Georgia, Walker now lives in northern California. Essence magazine is said to have refused to run an excerpt, and Ishmael Reed led the charge. Her books have been translated into more than two dozen languages. Alice Walker walked through the fire to give us The Color Purple. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Awardīestselling novelist Alice Walker is also the author of three collections of short stories, three collections of essays, six volumes of poetry and several children's books. One of the great books of our time."- Essence ![]() " The Color Purple is an American novel of permanent importance."- Newsweek A work to stand beside literature of any time and place."- San Francisco Chronicle "Places Walker in the company of Faulkner."- The Nation Alice Walker is a lavishly gifted writer."- The New York Times Book Review ![]() Beautifully imagined and deeply compassionate, this classic of American literature is rich with passion, pain, inspiration, and an indomitable love of life. The Color Purple is the story of two sisters-one a missionary to Africa and the other a child wife living in the South-who remain loyal to one another across time, distance, and silence. Now a Tony Award-Winning Broadway Musical ![]()
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