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Alice Walker
The classic, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel with a new introductory letter from Alice Walker.
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Joyce L Markovics
"Find out about Alice Walker, a gifted writer and outspoken activist, in this biography for young readers. Learn about her life and uncover how she used the power of her…
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A special anniversary edition to celebrate 40 years of the classic, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel
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A novel about a character from Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Color Purple . This is Tashi’s story, a shattering account of a young African woman whose decision to…
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In this "brilliant" (Essence) sequel to The Color Purple, Alice Walker weaves an intricate, rich tapestry of interrelated lives.
This edition includes a new Letter to the Reader by Alice…
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Fourteen stories that explore the contradictions of modern America.
From National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize--winning author Alice Walker and edited by critic and writer Valerie Boyd, comes an unprecedented compilation of Walker's fifty years of journals drawing an…
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Maria Lauret (University of Sussex)
When it was first published, Lauret’s text was one of the first book-length studies of Alice Walker’s prose to appear in Britain. This new edition has been revised in the…
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Anita Croy
Alice Walker’s The Color Purple was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and is considered one of the most influential works of modern African American fiction. Readers discover the lasting impact of…
Donna Haisty Winchell
Twaynes United States Authors Series presents concise critical introductions to great writers and their works.
Devoted to critical interpretation and discussion of an authors work, each study takes account of…
Thadious M. Davis
Serves both as an introduction to the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner’s large body of work and as a critical analysis of her multifaceted canon. Thadious Davis begins…
Evelyn C. White
The rich, complex story White tells … is never less than fascinating. -New York Times Book Review
‘An extraordinarily diverse collection; pure Walker, fresh-eyed and sassy’ NEW YORK TIMES
Gerri Bates
While attending both Spelman and Sarah Lawrence Colleges, Alice Walker began to draw on both her personal tragedies and those of her community to write poetry, essays, short stories, and…
Ikenna Dieke
Highlights the elements of Alice Walker’s imagination by analyzing both her novels and her poems.
Rachel Lister
This Guide explores the range of key critical responses to Walker’s novel, from contemporary reviews to 21st century readings. It examines coverage of various critical issues such as Walker’s use…
This Guide explores the range of key critical responses to Walker’s novel, from contemporary reviews to 21st century readings. It deals with various critical issues such as Walker’s use of…
Edwin Mhandu
The book explores the portrayal of crime in Alice Walker’s works. It argues that in considering black crime in America especially vis-a-vis crime in general, there are considerations deriving their…
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A series of conversations between writer Alice Walker and other literary and cultural figures, including Gloria Steinem, Howard Zinn, Pema Chodron, and Claudia Tate; arranged chronologically from 1973 through 2009.
Nagueyalti Warren
Drawing on poetry, novels, short stories, children’s books, and essays, Nagueyalti Warren explores the spiritual aesthetic that informs Alice Walker’s creative output. This book contends that Walker instills metaphysical elements…
Carol Jago
Offers readers a handy guide for bringing Alice Walker’s work into the classroom. The book includes biographical information, ideas for literature circles using Walker’s short stories, sample writing lessons using…
Gladys J Ph D Willis
Summary Alice Walker’s Influence on Womanist Theology: A Minority Response by Gladys J. Willis, Ph. D. This short book consists of five chapters. Chapter I, The Origin of the Idea…
Cengage Learning Gale
A Study Guide for Alice Walker’s Roselily, excerpted from Gale’s acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context…
A Study Guide for Alice Walker’s Women, excerpted from Gale’s acclaimed Poetry for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions…
Deborah G. Plant
This biography explores Alice Walker’s life experiences and her lifework in context of her philosophical thought, and celebrates the author’s creative genius and heroism. Born in Eatonton, GA, in 1944…
From the author of THE COLOR PURPLE, fiction and autobiography blend in this fabulously rich collection of short stories
A fantastic collection of stories - funny, touching, surprising - from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of THE COLOR PURPLE
This sweet story gives you all the comfort needed when trying something new. Mommy Says I Have Butterflies brings comfort paired with butterfly education specially suited to young ages who…
Walker, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Color Purple, draws on her deep spiritual grounding, her political conviction and experience, and her literary gifts to offer a series of meditations…
Fourteen short stories by the Pulitzer Prize winning author about strong women–their struggles and joys.
Walker’s complete poems, including new and previously unpublished verse, collected for the first time-with author’s notes that provide historical perspective on spiritual and political issues of the last three decades.
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In her bestselling novel Possessing the Secret of Joy, Walker opened the door to a long-hidden secret by bringing female genital multilation to prominence. This book–based on Parmer’s extraordinary film–chronicles…
Fictional stories based on Walker’s life, The Way Forward Is with a Broken Heart is a wise and moving treasure about love and life by the author of The Color…
On a farm north of San Francisco, celebrated writer Walker diligently cares for a flock of chickens. The Chicken Chronicles captures her blossoming relationship with her chickens and is an…
For the millions of her devoted fans–and for readers of Walker’s bestselling 2006 book, We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For in particular–here is a new gift of…
The acclaimed author of The Color Purple presents a provocative story of a young tribal African woman who lives most of her adult life in America. Tashi submits toher people’s…
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Color Purple, Possessing the Secret of Joy, and The Temple of My Familiar now gives readers a beautiful new novel that is at once…
A New York Times bestseller, this novel tells the story of a tribal African woman now living in North America, who tries to reconcile her African heritage with her experience…
The real story behind the making of THE COLOR PURPLE in the author’s own words
Fitting for all ages, Mommy Says I Have Butterflies brings comfort about nervousness in new situations paired with butterfly education specially suited to young ages.
Set in the period between the world wars, this novel tells of two sisters, their trials, and their survival.
Mindful poems about tolerance, justice and hope for the Alice Walker, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Color Purple.
From the New York Times best-selling author of The Color Purple: a moving, tender novel of a Deep South tenant farmer’s quest for a new life (Publishers Weekly).
Poet and activist Alice Walkers evocative, heartfelt poem personifies the power and wanton devastation of war. Vitales compelling paintings illustrate this unflinching look at wars destructive nature and unforeseen consequences…
