The Color Purple by Alice Walker

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The Color Purple by Alice Walker



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		Hillary Clinton "Alice Walker tackles some of American society's most vexing issues—race, gender and violence—through a memorable protagonist named Celie. The story of her growing up as a victim of abuse and her ongoing journey of self-discovery is a brutally honest assessment of human nature at its best and worst."

		Oprah Winfrey, Talk Show Host, The Oprah Winfrey Show "Quincy Jones was the first person who taught me what love is. It was 1985 when I first crossed paths with him, a year after I'd begun hosting A.M. Chicago. Around that time I'd read Alice Walker's The Color Purple, and when I heard the book was being made into a film, I remember praying, "God, please find me a way to get into that movie!" I would have taken any role—best girl, water boy, whatever. So I know it was providence when Quincy, who was visiting Chicago, flipped through the TV channels, spotted me, and believed I could play the character of Sofia in a movie he was coproducing—The Color Purple."

		Laila Ali, boxer, daughter of Muhammed Ali "..."

		1983 National Book Awards - Winner - FICTION (HARDCOVER) "..."

		1983 Pulitzer Prize For Fiction - Winners "..."

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