“Reading The Color Purple was the first time I had seen Southern, Black women’s literature as world literature. Deeply compassionate and beautifully imagined, Alice Walker's epic carries readers on a spirit-affirming journey towards redemption and love. The Color Purple broke the silence around domestic and sexual abuse, narrating the lives of women through their pain and struggle, companionship and growth, resilience and bravery. Through a series of letters spanning twenty years, first from Celie to God, then the sisters to each other despite the unknown, the novel draws readers into its rich and memorable portrayals of Celie, Nettie, Shug Avery and Sofia and their experience. Separated as girls, sisters Celie and Nettie sustain their loyalty to and hope in each other across time, distance and silence. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book AwardĪ powerful cultural touchstone of modern American literature, The Color Purple depicts the lives of African American women in early twentieth-century rural Georgia. The inspiration for the new film adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musicalĬelebrate the 40th anniversary of Alice Walker’s iconic modern classic.
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