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Set in the deep American South between the wars, THE COLOR PURPLE is the tale of Celie, a young black girl born into poverty …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781474612944 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1474612946 |
| Author: | Alice Walker |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 4 July 2019 |
| Weight: | 249g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 26mm |
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She is one of the most gifted writers in her country
A unique blend of serenity and immediacy that makes your senses ache - Helen DunmoreTHE COLOR PURPLE is a work to stand beside literature for any time and any place. It needs no category other than the fact that it is superbA genuinely mind-expanding book. - GUARDIANThe great irony about The Color Purple is that it transcends colour. To do that you have to be a magician or a genius. This book works on all levels, the political, the historical, the personal, the emotional, the spiritual … Not a word is wasted, every breath accounted for. We all know that this is one of the greatest books of all time.Alice Walker is a lavishly gifted writer - New York TimesA fable for the modern world - Washington PostAbout The Author
Alice Walker
Alice Walker won the Pulitzer Prize and the American Book Award for THE COLOR PURPLE. She is the author of many bestselling novels, essays, and collections of poetry including MERIDIAN, BY THE LIGHT OF MY FATHER’S SMILE, and THE THIRD LIFE OF GRANGE COPELAND.
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