Alice Walker The Color Purple
Noted American writer Alice Walker won a Pulitzer Prize for her stance against racism and sexism in such novels as
The Color Purple
(1982).
People awarded this preeminent author of stories, essays, and poetry of the United States. In 1983, this first African woman for fiction also received the national book award. Her other books include
The Third Life of Grange Copeland
,
Meridian
,
The Temple of My Familiar
, and
Possessing the Secret of Joy
. In public life, Walker worked to address problems of injustice, inequality, and poverty as an activist, teacher, and public intellectual.
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“Did I mention my first sight of the African coast? Something struck in me, in my soul, Celie, like a large bell, and I just vibrated. Corrine and Samuel felt the same. And we kneeled down right on deck and gave thanks to God for letting us see the land for which our mothers and fathers cried --- and lived and died --- to see again.”
Alice Walker The Color Purple
“If she come, I be happy. If she don't, I be content.”
Alice Walker The Color Purple
“But I don't know how to fight. All I know how to do is stay alive.”
Alice Walker The Color Purple