The Color PurpleCelie 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. |
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User Review - Lukerik - LibraryThingDon't be put off by the author's cringe-inducing preface; this is one of the best novels ever written. Very cleverly done, the way that the characters reflect each other and how the language itself ... Read full review
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User Review - debs4jc - LibraryThingThis well known novel packs a powerful punch. The story is told to us entirely through the narration and letters written by and to Celie, an African-American girl who comes of age in the South at the ... Read full review
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| Title | The Color Purple Harvest book Pulitzer Prize in letters: Fiction Pulitzer Prize |
| Author | Alice Walker |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2003 |
| ISBN | 0156031825, 9780156031820 |
| Length | 288 pages |
| Subjects | › FICTION / Classics FICTION / Media Tie-In FICTION / Sagas Fiction / Literary |
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