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- Born: February 9th, 1944
- Origin: Eatonton, Georgia
- Has one daughter, Rebecca Walker
- Practicing vegetarian
- First African American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize
- Found Zora Neale Hurston's grave site and placed marker on it
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Alice Walker is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Color Purple. She is also a human rights activist, especially in the Anti-War and Anti-FGM movements.
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Notable Works
- 1970: The Third Life of Grange Copeland
- 1973: Everyday Use
- 1973: In Love and Trouble: Stories of Black Women
- 1973: Roselily
- 1976: Meridian (novel)
- 1982: The Color Purple
- 1982: You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down: Stories
- 1983: Beauty: When the Other Dancer Is the Self
- 1986: Am I Blue?
- 1988: To Hell With Dying
- 1989: The Temple of My Familiar
- 1991: Finding the Green Stone
- 1992: Possessing the Secret of Joy
- 1994: The Complete Stories
- 1998: By The Light of My Father's Smile
- 2000: The Way Forward Is with a Broken Heart
- 2005: Now Is The Time to Open Your Heart
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Quotes
- "Anybody can observe the Sabbath, but making it holy surely takes the rest of the week." - Alice Walker
- "Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence." - Alice Walker
- "It no longer bothers me that I may be constantly searching for father figures; by this time, I have found several and dearly enjoyed knowing them all." - Alice Walker
- "I'm always amazed that people will actually choose to sit in front of the television and just be savaged by stuff that belittles their intelligence." - Alice Walker
- "...For me, Black women are the most fascinating creations in the world." - Alice Walker
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Alice Walker on Amazon
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The Way Forward Is with a Broken Heart - $14.00
"These are the stories that came to me to be told after the close of a magical marriage to an extraordinary man that ended in a less-than-magical divorce. I found myself unmoored, ...Amazon
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In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens: Womanist Prose - $16.00
In this, her first collection of nonfiction, Alice Walker speaks out as ablack woman, writer, mother, and feminist in thirty-six pieces rangingfrom the personal to the ...Amazon
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We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For: Light in a Time of Darkness - $23.95
A beautifully packaged book of spiritual ruminations with a progressive political edge, from the incomparable Pulitzer Prize-winner—a woman who has devoted her life to befriendi...Amazon
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Now Is the Time to Open Your Heart: A Novel - $14.95
The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Color Purple, Possessing the Secret of Joy, and The Temple of My Familiar now gives us a beautiful new novel that is a...Amazon
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Charlie Rose with Moshe Safdie; Stuart Stevens; Alice Walker (June 27, 1997) - $24.95
Israeli-born architect Moshe Safdie talks to Charlie about building the Yitzhak Rabin memorial as well as his new book, The City After the Automobile: An Architect's Vision. Next, ...Amazon
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Alice Walker Questions
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whats your first book called? 1 AnswerThe Third Life of Grange Copeland (1970) http://www.amazon.com/Third-Life-Grange-Copeland/dp/0156028360/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s;=books&qid;=1234289048&sr;=8-1 read more -
What awards has Alice Walker won? 1 AnswerAccording to her web site she has won... "In 1983, The Color Purple won The Pulitzer Prize, as well as the National Book Award . She also won the 1986 O. Hen... read more
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Is the new Alice In Chains album self-titled or does it have a name? 2 AnswersLooks as if it's called "Black Gives Way to Blue"... read more -
Do you think Jasmine Pilchard-Gosnell is too young for Paul Walker? 3 AnswersI totally disagree with the relationship due to their age when they started dating. At 16, kids are too young to know what they really want in life. Now, at 1... read more
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Alice Walker on Amazon
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Now Is the Time to Open Your Heart: A Novel - $14.95
The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Color Purple, Possessing the Secret of Joy, and The Temple of My Familiar now gives us a beautiful new novel that is a...Amazon
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The Way Forward Is with a Broken Heart - $14.00
"These are the stories that came to me to be told after the close of a magical marriage to an extraordinary man that ended in a less-than-magical divorce. I found myself unmoored, ...Amazon
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In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens: Womanist Prose - $16.00
In this, her first collection of nonfiction, Alice Walker speaks out as ablack woman, writer, mother, and feminist in thirty-six pieces rangingfrom the personal to the ...Amazon
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Charlie Rose with Moshe Safdie; Stuart Stevens; Alice Walker (June 27, 1997) - $24.95
Israeli-born architect Moshe Safdie talks to Charlie about building the Yitzhak Rabin memorial as well as his new book, The City After the Automobile: An Architect's Vision. Next, ...Amazon
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We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For: Light in a Time of Darkness - $23.95
A beautifully packaged book of spiritual ruminations with a progressive political edge, from the incomparable Pulitzer Prize-winner—a woman who has devoted her life to befriendi...Amazon
view more products...
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Alice Walker on Amazon
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The Color Purple (Musical Tie-in) - $8.95
Amazon.com: The Color Purple (Musical Tie-in): Alice Walker: BooksAmazon
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Anything We Love Can Be Saved - $15.95
Amazon.com: Anything We Love Can Be Saved: Alice Walker: BooksAmazon
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Bad Medicine - $0.99
Amazon.com: Kolchak: The Night Stalker: Season 1, Episode 8 "Bad Medicine": Video On DemandAmazon
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Alice Walker on Amazon
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Now Is the Time to Open Your Heart: A Novel - $14.95
The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Color Purple, Possessing the Secret of Joy, and The Temple of My Familiar now gives us a beautiful new novel that is a...Amazon
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The Way Forward Is with a Broken Heart - $14.00
"These are the stories that came to me to be told after the close of a magical marriage to an extraordinary man that ended in a less-than-magical divorce. I found myself unmoored, ...Amazon
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In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens: Womanist Prose - $16.00
In this, her first collection of nonfiction, Alice Walker speaks out as ablack woman, writer, mother, and feminist in thirty-six pieces rangingfrom the personal to the ...Amazon
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Charlie Rose with Moshe Safdie; Stuart Stevens; Alice Walker (June 27, 1997) - $24.95
Israeli-born architect Moshe Safdie talks to Charlie about building the Yitzhak Rabin memorial as well as his new book, The City After the Automobile: An Architect's Vision. Next, ...Amazon
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We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For: Light in a Time of Darkness - $23.95
A beautifully packaged book of spiritual ruminations with a progressive political edge, from the incomparable Pulitzer Prize-winner—a woman who has devoted her life to befriendi...Amazon
view more products...
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Alice Walker Personal Timeline
- February 9, 1944: Born Eastonton, Georgia
- 1952: Accidentally blinded in right eye
- 1961: Attends Spelman College
- 1963: Transfers to Sarah Lawrence College
- 1965: Graduates from Sarah Lawrence, joins rural South voter registration drive
- 1967: Marries Melvyn Rosenman Leventhal
- 1969: Daughter Rebecca born
- 1970: Receives NEA Discovery Award
- 1972: Teaches at Wellesley College and begins first Woman's Studies course
- 1974: Wins Rosenthal Foundation Award for In Love and Trouble
- 1976: Divorces Mel Levethal amicably
- 1983: Wins Pulitzer Prize for The Color Purple and National Book Award for Hardcover Fiction
- 1984: Wins Lillian Smith Book Award for In Search of Our Mother's Gardens: Womanist Prose
- 1985: The Steven Spielberg movie The Color Purple released
- 1986: Wins O. Henry Award for short story Kindred Spirit
- 1993: Traveled to Africa with Pratibha Parmar to film Warrior Marks
- 1996: Alice Walker letter to President Clinton
- 2000: Receives Library of Congress honors
- 2006: Inducted into the California Hall of Fame
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Children's Books
- 1991: Finding the Green Stone
- 2002: Langston Hughes: American Poet
- 2006: There Is a Flower at the Tip of My Nose Smelling Me
- 2007: Why War Is Never a Good Idea illustrated by Stefano Vitale
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No person is ur friend who demands ur silenc,or denys ur ryt2grow-Alice Walker.-The1and only J-NICE.
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“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.” (Alice Walker) http://bit.ly/5IdYbd
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RT @arainbowpromise: The most common way ppl give up their power is by thinking they don't have any- Alice Walker #quote
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#librorecomendado "The Color Purple by Alice Walker" http://bit.ly/5nKQ93 Uno de mis libros/pelicula favoritos. ^_^
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RT @audible_com: For the first time in audio, Alice Walker's 1982 classic, The Color Purple: http://ow.ly/MpDE
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No person is ur friend who demands ur silenc,or denys ur ryt2grow-Alice Walker.-The1and only J-NICE.
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“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.” (Alice Walker) http://bit.ly/5IdYbd
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RT @arainbowpromise: The most common way ppl give up their power is by thinking they don't have any- Alice Walker #quote
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#librorecomendado "The Color Purple by Alice Walker" http://bit.ly/5nKQ93 Uno de mis libros/pelicula favoritos. ^_^
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RT @audible_com: For the first time in audio, Alice Walker's 1982 classic, The Color Purple: http://ow.ly/MpDE
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On Twitter Powered by Twitter
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No person is ur friend who demands ur silenc,or denys ur ryt2grow-Alice Walker.-The1and only J-NICE.
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“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.” (Alice Walker) http://bit.ly/5IdYbd
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RT @arainbowpromise: The most common way ppl give up their power is by thinking they don't have any- Alice Walker #quote
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#librorecomendado "The Color Purple by Alice Walker" http://bit.ly/5nKQ93 Uno de mis libros/pelicula favoritos. ^_^
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RT @audible_com: For the first time in audio, Alice Walker's 1982 classic, The Color Purple: http://ow.ly/MpDE
view more tweets...
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On Twitter Powered by Twitter
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No person is ur friend who demands ur silenc,or denys ur ryt2grow-Alice Walker.-The1and only J-NICE.
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“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.” (Alice Walker) http://bit.ly/5IdYbd
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RT @arainbowpromise: The most common way ppl give up their power is by thinking they don't have any- Alice Walker #quote
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#librorecomendado "The Color Purple by Alice Walker" http://bit.ly/5nKQ93 Uno de mis libros/pelicula favoritos. ^_^
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RT @audible_com: For the first time in audio, Alice Walker's 1982 classic, The Color Purple: http://ow.ly/MpDE
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