The color purple [electronic resource] / Alice Walker.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781440754418
- ISBN: 1440754411
- Physical Description: 1 sound media player (8 hr.) : digital ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: [Solon, Ohio] : Playaway Digital Audio ; [2010], p2010.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from container. Release date supplied by publisher. Previously released by Recorded Books, LLC, p2010. Issued on Playaway, a dedicated media audio player. One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for playback. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Narrated by the author. |
Summary, etc.: | As a young, black woman living in 1930s Georgia, Celie faces constant violence and oppression. She survives the brutality of incest before being married off to "Mr.," who routinely abuses her both physically and emotionally. Eventually, Celie develops a deep bond with her husband's mistress Shug, and it is through this relationship that she understands she is a woman capable of being loved and respected. |
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Subject: | African American women > Fiction. Adult child sexual abuse victims > Fiction. Abused wives > Fiction. Sisters > Fiction. Southern States > Fiction. |
Genre: | Domestic fiction. Epistolary fiction. Audiobooks. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Lyman Memorial High School | RB FIC WAL (Text) | 33431121223208 | Playaway | Available | - |
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The Color Purple
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Author Notes
The Color Purple
Alice Walker won the Pulitzer Prize and the American Book Award for her novel The Color Purple. Her other bestselling novels include By the Light of My Father's Smile, Possessing the Secret of Joy, and The Temple of My Familiar. She is also the author of two collections of short stories, three collections of essays, five volumes of poetry, and several children's books. Her books have been translated into more than two dozen languages. Born in Eaton, Georgia, Walker now lives in Northern California.