The Color Purple

The Color Purple

By: Alice Walker

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The inspiration for the new film adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musical

Alice Walker’s iconic modern classic, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award


A powerful cultural touchstone of modern 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 experience.

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.

Details & specs

Publisher name:
Penguin Canada

Publication date:
2023-08-01

Format:
Paperback / softback | Trade paperback (US)

Distributor:
Penguin Random House

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