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The Color Purple

by Alice Walker · 2003 · 300 pages

Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Shonda Rhimes
Shonda Rhimes
Recommended by 3 elites

Recommended by 3 Elites

Steven Spielberg

Oprah Winfrey

Shonda Rhimes

About This Book

An epistolary novel set in the rural American South during the early 20th century. It follows the life of Celie, a young African American woman who chronicles her experiences of abuse, segregation, and eventual empowerment through letters and her relationships with other women.

Genres

HistoryFiction & LiteratureSociety & Politics

Topics

African American ExperienceEpistolaryRacismResilienceRural SouthSexismSisterhood

Book Details

Published

2003

Pages

300

Language

en

ISBN

9780156028356

Awards & Recognition

Pulitzer Prize (1983)National Book Award for Fiction (1983)

Audiobook Available

8h 7m
Narrated by Samira Wiley

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