The Color Purple Contributor(s): Walker, Alice (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156031825 ISBN-13: 9780156031820 Publisher: Mariner Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: November 2006 * Out of Print * Annotation: Banner] Now a Tony Award-Winning Broadway Musical "The Color Purple "is the story of two sisters--one a missionary to Africa and the other a child wife living in the South--who remain loyal to one another across time, distance, and silence. Beautifully imagined and deeply compassionate, this classic of American literature is rich with passion, pain, inspiration, and an indomitable love of life. "Intense emotional impact . . . Indelibly affecting . . . Alice Walker is a lavishly gifted writer."--"The New York Times Book Review |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
Dewey: FIC |
Age Level: 14-UP |
Grade Level: 9-UP |
Physical Information: 0.76" H x 4.26" W x 6.91" L (0.42 lbs) 294 pages |
Themes: - Catalog Heading - Classics - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 7107 Reading Level: 4.0 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Celie is a poor black woman whose letters tell the story of 20 years of her life, beginning at age 14 when she is being abused and raped by her father and attempting to protect her sister from the same fate, and continuing over the course of her marriage to "Mister," a brutal man who terrorizes her. Celie eventually learns that her abusive husband has been keeping her sister's letters from her and the rage she feels, combined with an example of love and independence provided by her close friend Shug, pushes her finally toward an awakening of her creative and loving self. |
Contributor Bio(s): Walker, Alice: - ALICE WALKER is an internationally celebrated writer, poet, and activist whose books include seven novels, four collections of short stories, four children's books, and volumes of essays and poetry. She won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction in 1983 and the National Book Award. |
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