Background
Walker, Alice was born on February 9, 1944 in Eatonton, Georgia, United States. Daughter of Willie L. Walker and Minnie (Grant) Walker.
( First published in 1990, The Temple of My Familiar, Ali...)
First published in 1990, The Temple of My Familiar, Alice Walkers follow-up novel to her iconic The Color Purple, spent more than four months on the New York Times Bestseller list and was hailed by critics as a major achievement (Chicago Tribune). Described by the author as a romance of the last 500,000 years, The Temple of My Familiar follows a cast of interrelated characters, most of African descent, and each representing a different ethnic strainranging from diverse African tribes to the mixed bloods of Latin Americathat contribute to the black experience in America.
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( From the author the New York Times Book Review calls a...)
From the author the New York Times Book Review calls a lavishly gifted writer, this is the searing story of Tashi, a tribal African woman first glimpsed in The Color Purple whose fateful decision to submit to the tsungas knife and be genitally mutilated leads to a trauma that informs her life and fatefully alters her existence. Possessing the Secret of Joy, out of print for a number of years, was the first novel to deal with this controversial topic and managed to do so in a manner that Cosmopolitan called masterful, honorable, and unforgettable storytelling. The New Press is proud to bring the book back into print with a new preface by the author addressing the books initial reception and the changed attitudes toward female genital mutilation that have come about in part because of this book.
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( Anatural evolution from the earlier, much-acclaimed col...)
Anatural evolution from the earlier, much-acclaimed collection In Love & Trouble, these fourteen provocative and often humorous stories show women oppressed but not defeated.These are hopeful stories about love, lust, fame, and cultural thievery, the delight of new lovers, and the rediscovery of old friends, affirmed even across self-imposed color lines.
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( Admirers of The Color Purple will find in these stories...)
Admirers of The Color Purple will find in these stories more evidence of Walkerâs power to depict black womenâwomen who vary greatly in background yet are bound together by what they share in common.Taken as a whole, their stories form an enlightening, disturbing view of life in the South.
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( ?Though we have encountered our share of grief and trou...)
?Though we have encountered our share of grief and troubles on this earth, we can still hold the line of beauty, form, and beat. No small accomplishment in a world as challenging as this one. ? from the preface I was born to grow, alongside my garden of plants, poems like this one So writes Alice Walker in this new book of poems, poems composed over the course of one year in response to joy and sorrow both personal and global: the death of loved ones, war, the deliciousness of love, environmental devastation, the sorrow of rejection, greed, poverty, and the sweetness of home. The poems embrace our connections while celebrating the joy of individuality, the power we each share to express our truest, deepest selves. Beloved for her ability to speak her own truth in ways that speak for and about countless others, she demonstrates that we are stronger than our circumstances. As she confronts personal and collective challenges, her words dance, sing, and heal.
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( In this, her first collection of nonfiction, Alice Walk...)
In this, her first collection of nonfiction, Alice Walker speaks out as a black woman, writer, mother, and feminist in thirty-six pieces ranging from the personal to the political. Among the contents are essays about other writers, accounts of the civil rights movement of the 1960s and the antinuclear movement of the 1980s, and a vivid memoir of a scarring childhood injury and her daughters healing words.
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( Meridian Hill is a young woman at an Atlanta college at...)
Meridian Hill is a young woman at an Atlanta college attempting to find her place in the revolution for racial and social equality. She discovers the limits beyond which she will not go for the cause, but despite her decision not to follow the path of some of her peers, she makes significant sacrifices in order to further her beliefs. Working in a campaign to register African American voters, Meridian cares broadly and deeply for the people she visits, and, while her coworkers quit and move to comfortable homes, she continues to work in the deep South despite a paralyzing illness. Meridian's nonviolent methods, though seemingly less radical than the methods of others, prove to be an effective means of furthering her beliefs.
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( Now a Broadway musical Winner of the Pulitzer Prize ...)
Now a Broadway musical Winner of the Pulitzer Prize Winner of the National Book Award Published to unprecedented acclaim, The Color Purple established Alice Walker as a major voice in modern fiction. This is the story of two sistersone a missionary in Africa and the other a child wife living in the Southwho sustain their loyalty to and trust in each other across time, distance, and silence. Beautifully imagined and deeply compassionate, this classic novel of American literature is rich with passion, pain, inspiration, and an indomitable love of life. Intense emotional impact . . . Indelibly affecting . . . Alice Walker is a lavishly gifted writer. New York Times Book Review Places Walker in the company of Faulkner. The Nation Superb . . . A work to stand beside literature of any time and place. San Francisco Chronicle A novel of permanent importance. Peter S. Prescott, Newsweek
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( A New York Times bestseller in hardcover, Pulitzer Priz...)
A New York Times bestseller in hardcover, Pulitzer Prize winner Alice Walkers We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For was called stunningly insightful and a book that will inspire hope by Publishers Weekly. Drawing equally on Walkers spiritual grounding and her progressive political convictions, each chapter concludes with a recommended meditation to teach us patience, compassion, and forgiveness. We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For takes on some of the greatest challenges of our times and in it Walker encourages readers to take faith in the fact that, despite the daunting predicaments we find ourselves in, we are uniquely prepared to create positive change. The hardcover edition of We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For included a national tour that saw standing-room-only crowds and standing ovations. Walkers clear vision and calm meditative voicetruly a light in darknesshas struck a deep chord among a large and devoted readership.
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novelist Political activist author
Walker, Alice was born on February 9, 1944 in Eatonton, Georgia, United States. Daughter of Willie L. Walker and Minnie (Grant) Walker.
Sarah Lawrence College.
( From the author the New York Times Book Review calls a...)
( First published in 1990, The Temple of My Familiar, Ali...)
( A New York Times bestseller in hardcover, Pulitzer Priz...)
( Now a Broadway musical Winner of the Pulitzer Prize ...)
( Admirers of The Color Purple will find in these stories...)
( In this, her first collection of nonfiction, Alice Walk...)
( Anatural evolution from the earlier, much-acclaimed col...)
( Meridian Hill is a young woman at an Atlanta college at...)
( ?Though we have encountered our share of grief and trou...)
Married Melvyn R. Leventhal in 1967 (divorced in 1977).