The color purple : a novel
Title:
The color purple : a novel
Author:
Summary:
Celie is a poor black woman whose letters tell the story of 20 years of her life, beginning at age 14 when she is being abused and raped by her father and attempting to protect her sister from the same fate, and continuing over the course of her marriage to "Mister," a brutal man who terrorizes her. Celie eventually learns that her abusive husband has been keeping her sister's letters from her and the rage she feels, combined with an example of love and independence provided by her close friend Shug, pushes her finally toward an awakening of her creative and loving self.-- Amazon.com
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
288 pages ; 21 cm
Geographic Term:
Publisher:
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,
Publication Date:
1982
ISBN:
9780151191536
9780156028356
9780156031820
Publication Information:
New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, ©1982.
Award Note:
National Book Award for Fiction, 1983
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 1983
Call Number:
WALKER