The color purple /

The Color Purple depicts the lives of African American women in early twentieth-century rural Georgia. Separated as girls, sisters Celie and Nettie sustain their loyalty to and hope in each other across time, distance and silence. Through a series of letters spanning twenty years, first from Celie t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Walker, Alice, 1944- (Author)
Other Authors: Laymon, Kiese (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2022].
Series:Penguin classics.
Penguin vitae.
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Summary:The Color Purple depicts the lives of African American women in early twentieth-century rural Georgia. Separated as girls, sisters Celie and Nettie sustain their loyalty to and hope in each other across time, distance and silence. Through a series of letters spanning twenty years, first from Celie to God, then from the sisters to each other, the novel draws readers into the experiences of Celie, Nettie, Shug Avery and Sofia.
Physical Description:xxiv, 286 pages ; 21 cm.
ISBN:9780143137047
0143137042