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The Color Purple

by Alice Walker · 1982

Literary Fiction · ranked #24 in category

Celie writes letters to God and to her sister Nettie from the American South of the early 20th century, charting her journey from abuse and silence through love, friendship and creative voice to a hard-won selfhood. Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is one of the defining works of American feminist literature.

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Category
Literary Fiction
First published
1982 · 1980s
Author
Alice Walker
Standing
Essential Read

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