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In Search of The Color Purple: The Story of an American Masterpiece
The Color Purple is one of the most important pieces of literature ever written, and here, Salamishah Tillet goes back and explores the creation of the novel, its cultural impact and the history behind it. There's no better way to celebrate such an indelible piece of the literary landscape.
From a superstar academic and cultural critic, an exploration of Alice Walker’s critically acclaimed and controversial novel The Color Purple.
Foreword by Gloria Steinem
Afterword by Beverly Guy-Sheftall
In 1982, Alice Walker made history when she became the first Black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for The Color Purple. But Walker’s novel, which tells the story of a young girl in Jazz Age Georgia, received as much criticism as praise. It launched heated conver...
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