The Color Purple

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Description:

An epistolary novel about Celie, a young African American woman in the rural South. Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning work explores themes of racism, sexism, and the power of female relationships.

Language: English

Format: PAPERBACK

Pages: 294

Genre: Fiction

Plot

Celie, a poor, uneducated African American girl in rural Georgia, writes letters to God about her life. She is raped by her stepfather, forced into an abusive marriage, and separated from her sister Nettie. Through her relationships with other women, particularly Shug Avery and Sofia, Celie finds her voice, independence, and the strength to overcome her circumstances.

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Published in 1982, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

Over 5 million copies sold worldwide

Adapted into an Academy Award-nominated film in 1985

Adapted into a Broadway musical in 2005

Translated into 25 languages

Considered a classic of African American literature

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