Gloria Naylor

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January 25, 1950 in The United States

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Gloria Naylor (b. January 25, 1950 in New York City) is an African American novelist. Her novel The Women of Brewster Place was adapted into a 1989 film of the same name by Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions.

She was the first child to Roosevelt Naylor and Alberta McAlpin and in 1963 moved to Queens with her family. She joined the Jehovah's Witnesses in 1968. She believes she has been subject to mind control.

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Average rating: 4.02 · 8,631 ratings · 607 reviews · 17 distinct works

	The Women of Brewster Place 4.01 avg rating — 3,822 ratings — published 1982 — 13 editions	My rating:
	Mama Day 4.14 avg rating — 2,822 ratings — published 1988 — 13 editions	My rating:
	Bailey's Cafe 3.96 avg rating — 986 ratings — published 1992 — 13 editions	My rating:
	Linden Hills 3.90 avg rating — 689 ratings — published 1985 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Men of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor, Christine Weathersbee (Designed by) 3.55 avg rating — 204 ratings — published 1998 — 5 editions	My rating:
	1996 2.79 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Children of the Night: The Best Short Stories by Black Writers, 1967 to Present 4.13 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1996 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Gloria Naylor: Critical Perspectives Past and Present by Gloria Naylor, Kwame Anthony Appiah (Editor) 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Conversations with Gloria Naylor 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2004	My rating:
	Gloria Naylor Reads The Women Of Brewster Place And Mama Day 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1988	My rating:

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“Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.”
― Gloria Naylor

tags: friendship

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“Feminism is the radical notion that women are people.”
― Gloria Naylor

tags: feminism

43 people liked it

“But I don't believe that life is supposed to make you feel good, or to make you feel miserable either. Life is just supposed to make you feel.”
― Gloria Naylor

tags: life

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