The Color Purple

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Alice Walker's iconic modern classic is now a Penguin Book.

A powerful cultural touchstone of modern American literature, The Color Purple depicts the lives of African American women in early twentieth-century rural Georgia. Separated as girls, sisters Celie and Nettie sustain their loyalty to and hope in each other across time, distance, and silence. 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 experiences. 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. Deeply compassionate and beautifully imagined, Alice Walker's epic carries readers on a spirit-affirming journey toward redemption and love.

Reason: Banned, Offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group

Author: Alice Walker
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 12/10/2019
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.20w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780143135692

Movie released: 1985

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 7107 / Color Purple

About the Author
Alice Walker won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for her novel The Color Purple. Her other novels include By the Light of My Father's Smile and Possessing the Secret of Joy. She is also the author of three collections of short stories, three collections of essays, seven volumes of poetry, and several children's books. Born in Eatonton, Georgia, Walker now lives in Northern California.