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Alice Walker


Born
in Eatonton, Georgia, The United States
February 09, 1944

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Genre
Fiction, Poetry, African American

Influences
Howard Zinn, Zora Neale Hurston


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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“Many of us remember when World Central Kitchen arrived in Cuba after hurricanes. They stepped forward to feed people in a time of great crisis and loss. Today, Cuba faces another emergency. Not a natural disaster, but a man-made one. Sign the petition urging World Central Kitchen to feed Cuba again and refuse to stay silent while The U.S. government uses hunger as a weapon.   To Chef Jose Andres, Read more of this blog post »
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Average rating: 4.24 · 885,221 ratings · 42,909 reviews · 244 distinct works • Similar authors
The Color Purple
4.28 avg rating — 754,606 ratings — published 1982 — 385 editions
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Possessing the Secret of Joy
4.09 avg rating — 15,793 ratings — published 1992 — 46 editions
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The Temple of My Familiar
4.05 avg rating — 15,003 ratings — published 1989 — 72 editions
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In Search of Our Mothers' G...
4.29 avg rating — 8,344 ratings — published 1983 — 46 editions
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Meridian
3.75 avg rating — 6,597 ratings — published 1976 — 64 editions
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3.89 avg rating — 5,129 ratings — published 1973 — 6 editions
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The Third Life Of Grange Co...
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You Can't Keep a Good Woman...
4.01 avg rating — 3,412 ratings — published 1981 — 33 editions
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By the Light of My Father's...
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The Color Purple The Temple of My Familiar Possessing the Secret of Joy
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“No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.”
― Alice Walker
tags: acceptance, friendship
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“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.”
― Alice Walker
tags: inspirational
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“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it.”
― alice walker, The Color Purple
tags: color, god, purple, religion
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Polls

August 2017 New School Classic Poll

The Color Purple by Alice Walker, 1982, 295 pgs
 
  46 votes, 14.6%

The Trial by Franz Kafka, 1925, 255 pgs
 
  32 votes, 10.1%

The Godfather by Mario Puzo, 1969, 448 pgs
 
  29 votes, 9.2%

 
  28 votes, 8.9%

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, 1906, 335 pgs
 
  26 votes, 8.2%

The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler, 1939, 231 pgs
 
  23 votes, 7.3%

Light in August by William Faulkner, 1932, 381 pgs
 
  22 votes, 7.0%

The Reader by Bernhard Schlink, 1995, 216 pgs
 
  21 votes, 6.6%

 
  18 votes, 5.7%

Peyton Place by Grace Metalious, 1956, 384 pgs
 
  18 votes, 5.7%

The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran, 1923, 127 pgs
 
  14 votes, 4.4%

Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison, 1977, 337 pgs
 
  12 votes, 3.8%

 
  9 votes, 2.8%

 
  6 votes, 1.9%

Watchers of the Sky by Alfred Noyes, 1922, 120 pgs
 
  4 votes, 1.3%

Elmer Gantry by Sinclair Lewis, 1927, 352 pgs
 
  3 votes, 0.9%

Soldiers' Pay by William Faulkner, 1926, 265 pgs
 
  3 votes, 0.9%

Manalive by G.K. Chesterton, 1912, 160 pgs
 
  2 votes, 0.6%

316 total votes
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