Most Popular Books by Alice Walker

'' I am the woman offering two flowers whose roots are twin. Justice and Hope Hope and Justice Let us begin'' Alice Walker has been writing poetry since the summer of 1965, when she travelled to East Africa and began the collection ONCE while sitting beneath a tree facing Mount Kenya. Encompassing the collections ONCE, REVOLUTIONARY PETUNIAS & OTHER POEMS, GOOD NIGHT WILLIE LEE I''LL SEE YOU IN THE MORNING, and HORSES MAKE A LANDSCAPE LOOK MORE BEAUTIFUL as well as other poems, this is a wonderful, surprising, entertaining collection that offers a historical perspective on the evolution of both the poetry itself and the political and spiritual inspiration behind it.

Colorful illustrations and simple rhyming text describes the destructiveness and hopelessness of war and how it destroys people and beauty.

Now more timely than ever, Alice Walker’s Sent By Earth reflects on the tragedy of September 11, 2001, and addresses the anger many Americans felt at the presumed perpetrator of the attack: Osama bin Laden. In powerfully reflective, nuanced, and above all heartfelt prose, Walker explores the seeds of hatred and resentment around the globe, and advances a surprisingly controversial theory: that hatred can never be defeated by hatred, but only by love.

From the New York Times–bestselling author of The Color Purple: A “moving, tender” novel of a Deep South tenant farmer’s quest for a new life (Publishers Weekly). Grange Copeland, a deeply conflicted and struggling tenant farmer in the Deep South of the 1930s, leaves his family and everything he’s ever known to find happiness and respect in the cold cities of the North. This misadventure, his “second life,” proves a dismal failure that sends him back where he came from to confront his now-grown-up son’s disastrous relationships with his own family, including Grange’s granddaughter, Ruth Copeland, a child that Grange grows to love. Love becomes the substance of his third and final life. He spends it in devotion to Ruth, teaching and protecting her—though the cost of doing so is almost more than he can bear. From a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner, this is an “honest sensitive tale . . . leavened by those moments of humor and warmth that have enabled men and women to endure so much tragedy” (Chicago Daily News). This ebook features an illustrated biography of Alice Walker including rare photos from the author’s personal collection.

A biography of the American poet whose works articulated the despair of blacks over social and economic conditions.

This stunning ebook collection brings together the complete works of Alice Walker''s prose fiction, including: THE THIRD LIFE OF GRANGE COPELAND MERIDIAN THE COLOR PURPLE THE TEMPLE OF MY FAMILIAR THE COMPLETE STORIES BY THE LIGHT OF MY FATHER''S SMILE THE WAY FORWARD IS WITH A BROKEN HEART NOW IS THE TIME TO OPEN YOUR HEART Whether discovering Alice Walker for the first time or finding works by her that you haven''t read before, this is a must-have collection from one of America''s greatest writers.

For the adult new reader, selections from the novel of African-American lives.

''Alice Walker in this, the most beautiful, the most compassionate, the most sensuous of novels, has created a masterpiece. It is one of the most life-enhancing novels you could hope to read. Flawless'' Mary Louden, THE TIMES ''All your life you have the necessary illusion that you know all there is to know about heartbreak. I hate to the one to tell you about the heartbreak you will experience after you die . . .'' A family goes to the remote sierras of Mexico - the writer-to--be Susannah; her sister Magdalena; their father and mother. There, amid indigenous people called the Mundo, they begin an encounter that will change them more than they ever could have dreamed. This is a deeply sensual novel that explores the richness of female sexuality as a celebration of life, affirming the belief ''that it is the triumphant heart, not the conquered heart, that forgives. And that love is both timeless and beyond''.

In her bestselling novel Possessing the Secret of Joy, Walker opened the door to a long-hidden secret by bringing female genital multilation to prominence. This book--based on Parmer''s extraordinary film--chronicles the authors'' journey together, from California to England to Africa, to interview the people concerned with and affected by this harmful, sometimes deadly process. 40 photos.

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The highly acclaimed first two novels by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Color Purple and “a lavishly gifted writer” (The New York Times Book Review). The first African American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in 1983 for The Color Purple—which also won the National Book Award and was adapted into both an award–winning film starring Whoopi Goldberg and a Tony Award–winning Broadway musical—New York Times–bestselling author Alice Walker is without question “one of [our] best American writers” (The Washington Post). Before her success with The Color Purple, Walked penned the two powerful and unforgettable novels collected here. Meridian: This “classic novel of both feminism and the Civil Rights movement” is the story of Meridian Hill, who, as she approaches the end of her teen years, has already married, divorced, and given birth to a son (Ms. Magazine). She’s looking for a second chance, and at a small college outside Atlanta, Georgia, in the early 1960s, she becomes involved in the Civil Rights movement. So fully does the cause guide her life that she’s willing to sacrifice virtually anything to help transform the conditions of a people whose subjugation she shares. “Beautifully presented and utterly convincing.” —The New Yorker “A fine, taut novel . . . Remarkable.” —The New York Times Book Review The Third Life of Grange Copeland: In Walker’s debut novel, Grange Copeland, a deeply conflicted and struggling tenant farmer in the Deep South of the 1930s, leaves his family and everything he’s ever known to find happiness and respect in the cold cities of the North. This misadventure, his “second life,” proves a dismal failure that sends him back where he came from to confront his now-grown-up son’s disastrous relationships with his own family, including Grange’s granddaughter, Ruth Copeland, a child Grange grows to love. Love becomes the substance of his third and final life. He spends it in devotion to Ruth, teaching and protecting her—though the cost of doing so is almost more than he can bear. “[A] splendid novel.” —Chicago Tribune “A solid, honest sensitive tale . . . leavened by those moments of humor and warmth that have enabled men and women to endure so much tragedy.” —Chicago Daily News

In 2006, Alice Walker, working with Women for Women International, visited Rwanda and the eastern Congo to witness the aftermath of the genocide in Kigali. Invited by Code Pink, an antiwar group working to end the Iraq War, Walker traveled to Palestine/Israel three years later to view the devastation on the Gaza Strip. Here is her testimony. Bearing witness to the depravity and cruelty, she presents the stories of the individuals who crossed her path and shared their tales of suffering and courage. Part of what has happened to human beings over the last century, she believes, is that we have been rendered speechless by unusually barbaric behavior that devalues human life. We have no words to describe what we witness. Self-imposed silence has slowed our response to the plight of those who most need us, often women and children, but also men of conscience who resist evil but are outnumbered by those around them who have fallen victim to a belief in weapons, male or ethnic dominance, and greed.

________________ ''This anthology will help turn your intellectual understanding of oppression into an emotional one'' - New Statesman ''Thanks for being who you are and for giving us such exposure to wonderful people. Palestine is proud of you'' - Suad Amiry ________________ The Palestine Festival of Literature was established in 2008. Bringing together writers from all corners of the globe, it aims to help Palestinians break the cultural siege imposed by the Israeli military occupation, to strengthen their artistic links with the rest of the world, and to reaffirm, in the words of Edward Said, ''the power of culture over the culture of power''. Celebrating the tenth anniversary of PalFest, This Is Not a Border is a collection of essays, poems and stories from some of the world''s most distinguished artists, responding to their experiences at this unique festival. Both heartbreaking and hopeful, their gathered work is a testament to the power of literature to promote solidarity and courage in the most desperate of situations. Contributors: Susan Abulhawa, Suad Amiry, Victoria Brittain, Jehan Bseiso, Teju Cole, Molly Crabapple, Selma Dabbagh, Mahmoud Darwish, Najwan Darwish, Geoff Dyer, Yasmin El-Rifae, Adam Foulds, Ru Freeman, Omar Robert Hamilton, Suheir Hammad, Nathalie Handal, Mohammed Hanif, Jeremy Harding, Rachel Holmes, John Horner, Remi Kanazi, Brigid Keenan, Mercedes Kemp, Omar El-Khairy, Nancy Kricorian, Sabrina Mahfouz, Jamal Mahjoub, Henning Mankell, Claire Messud, China Miéville, Pankaj Mishra, Deborah Moggach, Muiz, Maath Musleh, Michael Palin, Ed Pavlic, Atef Abu Saif, Kamila Shamsie, Raja Shehadeh, Gillian Slovo, Ahdaf Soueif, Linda Spalding, Will Sutcliffe, Alice Walker With messages from China Achebe, Michael Ondaatje and J. M. Coetzee ________________ ''Every literary act, whether it is a great epic poem or an honest piece of journalism or a simple nonsense tale for children is a blow against the forces of stupidity and ignorance and darkness ... The Palestine Festival of Literature exists to do just that – and I salute it for its work. Not only this year but for as long as it is necessary'' - Philip Pullman

A “life-affirmative and eccentrically inspirational” collection from the National Book Award– and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Color Purple (Kirkus Reviews). In these glorious, offbeat, and compassionate tales, one of America’s preeminent authors shares her experiences raising and caring for a flock of affectionately named chickens. Walker addresses her “girls” directly, sometimes from the intimate proximity of her yard, other times at a great distance, during her travels to Bali and Dharamsala as an activist for peace and justice. On the way, she invites readers along on a surprising journey of spiritual discovery. Both heartbreaking and uplifting, The Chicken Chronicles lets us see a new and deeply personal side of one of the most captivating writers of our time. In turn, Walker has created a powerful touchstone for anyone seeking a deeper connection with the natural world. “Heartfelt, thought-provoking ruminations on sustenance from perspectives of both giver and receiver.” —Library Journal “Walker’s sage, compassionate memoir is meant to be savored and contemplated.” —Kirkus Reviews

The time has come, Lillian Smith wrote in 1962, for women to risk the "great and daring creative act" of discovering and articulating their own identity. Three years later, Southern women of a younger generation, fortified by the skills and self-respect earned in the black civil-rights movement, issued the first manifesto of a new feminism. Their words landed with explosive force, setting off cultural reverberations which have shaken the lives of men and women alike. A little more than a decade after that, this issue of Southern Exposure began to take form. Its creation has taken us back into history and deep into the meaning of our own lives. As we set out to understand the situation of Southern women, we found ourselves "in search of our mothers'' gardens." We found ourselves naming an experience we share across the generations. "So many of the stories that I write," Alice Walker discovered, "are my mother''s stories." To speak in our own voices, we had first to give expression to a "promise song" that has been there all along.

Nominada por los estadounidenses como una de las 100 mejores novelas en la serie de PBS The Great American Read. Un clásico del feminismo y la lucha contra el racismo del siglo XX. Esta es la historia de dos hermanas: Nettie, que ejerce como misionera en África, y Celie, que vive en el Sur de Estados Unidos, casada con un hombre al que odia y abrumada por la vergüenza de haber sido violada por quien cree que es su padre. A lo largo de treinta años ambas mantienen el recuerdo y la esperanza de reencontrarse y vuelcan sus sentimientos en unas cartas conmovedoras. Pero la dramática existencia de Celie cambiará cuando entre en su vida la amante de su marido, una extraordinaria mujer llama Shug Avery. Alice Walker traza en esta ya clásica historia, narrada en formato epistolar, un crudo y sin embargo bello relato del abuso hacia las mujeres y la comunidad afroamericana en los Estados Unidos de la primera mitad del siglo XX. El relato de ambas hermanas, merecedor del Premio Pulitzer y del National Book Award en 1983, se convierte en símbolo de una lucha que aún a día de hoy no hemos acabado de librar. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, this novel about a resilient and courageous woman has become a Broadway show and a cultural phenomenon. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read. Celie has grown up poor in rural Georgia, despised by the society around her and abused by her own family. She strives to protect her sister, Nettie, from a similar fate, and while Nettie escapes to a new life as a missionary in Africa, Celie is left behind without her best friend and confidante, married off to an older suitor, and sentenced to a life alone with a harsh and brutal husband. In an attempt to transcend a life that often seems too much to bear, Celie begins writing letters directly to God. The letters, spanning twenty years, record a journey of self-discovery and empowerment guided by the light of a few strong women. She meets Shug Avery, her husband’s mistress and a jazz singer with a zest for life, and her stepson’s wife, Sophia, who challenges her to fight for independence. And though the many letters from Celie’s sister are hidden by her husband, Nettie’s unwavering support will prove to be the most breathtaking of all. The Color Purple has sold more than five million copies, inspired an Academy Award–nominated film starring Oprah Winfrey and directed by Steven Spielberg, and been adapted into a Tony-nominated Broadway musical. Lauded as a literary masterpiece, this is the groundbreaking novel that placed Walker “in the company of Faulkner” (The Nation), and remains a wrenching—yet intensely uplifting—experience for new generations of readers.

Escrito logo após A cor púrpura, o aclamado romance de Alice Walker O templo dos meus familiares estreia na José Olympio com nova tradução depois de quase 30 anos fora das prateleiras. Em O templo dos meus familiares, Alice Walker nos apresenta povos cuja história é antiga e cujo futuro ainda está por vir. Escrito logo após A cor púrpura, livro vencedor do Pulitzer e do American Book Award, este romance contribuiu para consagrar Walker como uma das escritoras mais importantes dos Estados Unidos. Aqui conhecemos Lissie, uma mulher de muitas vidas; Zedé, uma professora latino-americana condenada por apoiar a revolução de seu país, mas que foge para São Francisco após dar à luz sua filha Carlotta; Arveyda, o grande músico com quem Carlotta tem uma forte conexão, por ambos serem imigrantes; Suwelo, um historiador, e sua ex-esposa Fanny, que se apaixona por espíritos e está em busca da própria libertação. Orbitando essas histórias, estão as avós de Fanny: Celie e Shug, as amadas personagens de A cor púrpura. Definido pela própria autora como "um romance dos últimos 500 mil anos", O templo dos meus familiares entrelaça o passado e o presente numa complexa tapeçaria de histórias, explorando, com traços do realismo mágico, os temas do colonialismo, da opressão e da recuperação espiritual. "Brilhante [...]. Parte romance, parte história visionária, parte tratado revolucionário, este livro vai encantar, chocar [...] e inspirar os fãs de Alice Walker." — USA Today "Uma das melhores escritoras estadunidenses da atualidade." — Washington Post "Uma celebração da vida e das emoções cotidianas." — Los Angeles Times "Alice Walker é uma escritora extraordinariamente talentosa." — New York Times

Edição especial que celebra os 40 anos da publicação da obra-prima de Alice Walker, vencedora do Pulizter de Ficção e do National Book Award. Esta versão capa dura e com pintura trilateral de A cor púrpura inclui um prefácio inédito da autora além de textos de Stephanie Borges e Carla Akotirene. Obra-prima da premiada escritora Alice Walker, A cor púrpura conta a história de Celie, uma mulher negra que vive no Sul rural dos Estados Unidos, durante o período de segregação racial. A jovem sofre os mais diversos tipos de violência de seu padrasto e do homem com quem é obrigada a se casar. Mas sua vida muda consideravelmente após a chegada de Shug Avery, amante de seu marido, que a ajuda a descobrir mais sobre si mesma. Abordando a desigualdade entre os gêneros, o racismo, a misoginia e a desigualdade social, a narrativa é construída por meio das cartas escritas por Celie a Deus e a sua irmã, Nettie, de quem foi obrigada a se separar. A linguagem utilizada por Alice Walker é extremamente lírica, em consonância com a grande marca da protagonista: sua extrema sensibilidade e delicadeza, que resistem às situações adversas em que vive. Ao escrever este aclamado livro, a autora presenteou os leitores com alguns dos personagens mais marcantes da literatura norte-americana. Não por acaso, a obra foi adaptada para o cinema por Steven Spielberg, com Whoopi Goldberg no papel principal, e indicado ao Oscar, além de ter sido encenada na Broadway. A cor púrpura é um marco na história da ficção. "O que torna a escrita de Alice Walker tão indelevelmente comovente é a escolha de narrativa que [...] gera uma íntima identificação com a heroína." – The New York Times

Para além de sua obra, Alice Walker sempre esteve no olho do furacão dos debates e acontecimentos da sociedade moderna. Neste livro inédito, conheça a autora de A cor púrpura atráves dos escritos de sua vida pessoal . Alice Walker é uma das mais importantes personalidades da atualidade. Mulher negra, nascida em uma família grande e de poucos recursos no Sul dos Estados Unidos, ela conseguiu — com esforço, talento e auxílio daqueles que acreditaram no poder de sua voz — galgar reconhecimento mundial. A necessidade de escrever é como a sede, diz Walker, que começou a registrar ideias, percepções e sentimentos em diários aos 18 anos de idade e nunca mais parou. De lá para cá, suas confissões diarísticas somam mais de 65 volumes e traçam aquilo que faz uma mulher se tornar ela mesma — como observa Valerie Boyd, professora, escritora e crítica literária que passou quase uma década organizando as entradas dos diversos cadernos. O resultado é um registro apaixonado, íntimo e poético da construção de uma artista única e irretocável. Além de célebre autora, Walker foi ativista no Movimentos pelos Direitos Civis, marchando ao lado de Martin Luther King Jr.; casou-se com um advogado judeu, desafiando as leis contra o matrimônio inter-racial; escolheu realizar um aborto precoce; anos depois deu à luz a filha em meio à escrita de seu primeiro romance; ganhou o Prêmio Pulitzer de ficção; desafiou padrões ao assumir-se bissexual; e denunciou práticas de mutilação genital feminina. Em meio a uma vibrante e conhecida vida pública, é possível agora olhar para sua intimidade: a família, os amores, as amizades, os problemas financeiros e as angústias espirituais, que formam as camadas do indivíduo e dão o sabor de humanidade e identificação. "Alice Walker tem enfrentado alguns dos acontecimentos mais espinhosos do século XX nos Estados Unidos. [...] Agora ela divide conosco os seus diários, oferecendo a leitoras e leitores uma janela para sua vida." — The New York Times "Décadas de escrita em diários da autora de A cor púrpura organizadas pela primeira vez, explora o desenvolvimento de seus pensamentos e afetos como escritora, mulher, afro-americana e cidadã do mundo." — The Guardian "Alice Walker sabia que suas palavras, mesmo as mais diarística, poderiam muito bem ser destinadas ao público, e ela sabia disso antes mesmo de ter qualquer texto publicado. [...] As páginas desses diários registram de epifanias a irritações da vida cotidiana, e mapeiam, para um leitor íntimo já vagamente percebido, o progresso de uma peregrina literária. Dor, alegria, ondas de depressão, inquietação, compromisso, até mesmo desafetos — tudo é material. E isso é o que alimenta a escrita e sustenta a leitura." — The New Yorker

For many years, Alice Walker has been known for her outspoken positions against racism, sexism, and colonialism. Now, she takes her crusade into the midst of her fiction, as her protagonist (greatly resembling herself) sheds the burdens and blessings of her past to come to terms with an actuality heightened by the transcendental images of magical realism. To be purified, she must go down two rivers. First, there''s the Colorado, where she takes an all-female white-water rafting trip which makes her decide to pursue celibacy. Then, there''s the Amazon, where she purges her past using yage, a hallucinogenic herb which brings her closer to the World-Grandmother-Spirit. At last, she reaches a place of love and wholeness.

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Scoring a 5 on the AP Test Has Just Become Easier You no longer have to choose between "teaching the work" or "teaching to the test." Prestwick House Advanced Placement Teaching Units allow you to do both. Because we wanted the Prestwick House AP Teaching Units to meet the rigorous demands of the Advanced Placement class, we wrote detailed study guides that focus on the types of literary knowledge your students will have to demonstrate on their AP exams.

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