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Alice Walker
A special anniversary edition to celebrate 40 years of the classic, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel
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The film tie-in edition of the classic, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel for the major motion picture produced by Oprah and Steven Spielberg, coming in January 2024
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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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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The classic, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel with a new introductory letter from Alice Walker.
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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…
Miko Peled
A powerful account, by Israeli peace activist Miko Peled, of his transformation from a young man who’d grown up in the heart of Israel’s elite and served proudly in its…
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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Alice Walker’s works are more relevant today than ever. With war, climate change, economic crisis, failures in public education, racism, sexism, and homophobia still part of current events, Walker represents…
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
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…
Ikenna Dieke
Highlights the elements of Alice Walker’s imagination by analyzing both her novels and her poems.
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…
Carmen Gillespie,Carmen Gillespie
While she is known primarily for her best-selling novel and masterpiece The Color Purple, many of Alice Walker’s other novels, essays, and poems are favourites of both students and teachers…
Presents the story of Celie, a poor, black woman who overcomes a life of abuse due to the support of the females in her life. This edition also offers a…
Alice Barker
Discover early learning fun for little ones with Felt Play Learn Unicorns! Find the soft felt play pieces to match the pictures and create magical felt scenes to learn about…
Alice Sebold
With an introduction by Karen Thompson Walker. The internationally bestselling novel that inspired the acclaimed film directed by Peter Jackson.
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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.
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…
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…
Lisa A Crayton,Lisa Crayton
Growing up poor in a small town in Georgia, Alice Walker became aware of the effects of prejudice and segregation at a young age. She would later call on these…
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…
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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…
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…
The real story behind the making of THE COLOR PURPLE in the author’s own words
The beloved author of The Color Purple writes of her life as an activist, in a book rich in the belief that the world is salvageable–if only we will act…
The first novel in six years by the beloved, bestselling author of The Color Purple explores that happens–to an entire family–when a daughter cannot forgive her father for a single…
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…
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…
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…
Nominada por los estadounidenses como una de las 100 mejores novelas en la serie de PBS The Great American Read.
Un clasico del feminismo y la lucha contra el racismo…
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…
In this luminous collection of poems, Walker casts her eye on history, politics, and nature, as well as world figures. In tributes to such people as Jimmy Carter, Gloria Steinem…
Chronicling the conditions of human life today, Walker shows her compassion, spirituality, and political commitments.
Alice Walker’s early story,Everyday Use,has remained a cornerstone of her work. Her use of quilting as a metaphor for the creative legacy that African Americans inherited from their…
