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The Color Purple
by Walker, Alice
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine copy; appears to be unread; previous owner's name signed to top edge of inside cover; faintest edgewear from age; o/w spine
- ISBN 10
- 0671458531
- ISBN 13
- 9780671458539
- Seller
-
Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, 1983. 1st Washington Square Press; Pocket Books. Paperback. Fine copy; appears to be unread; previous owner's name signed to top edge of inside cover; faintest edgewear from age; o/w spine hinge is not creased; wrappers and pages are clean, bright and free of marks and creases.. Octavo in white wrappers; 253 pages; 22 cm. In English. || Winner of The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and The American Book Award for Fiction.
Synopsis
The Color Purple is an acclaimed epistolary novel by American author Alice Walker. Taking place mostly in rural Georgia, this collection of letters weaves an intricate mosaic of women joined by their love for each other, the men who abuse them, and the children they care for. In this, The Color Purple focuses on black female life in the American South during the 1930s, addressing the numerous issues including their exceedingly low position in American social culture. The novel received the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award. Because of the explicit content, particularly in terms of violence, The Color Purple has been a frequent target of censors, appearing on the American Library Association list of the 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 85681
- Title
- The Color Purple
- Author
- Walker, Alice
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine copy; appears to be unread; previous owner's name signed to top edge of inside cover; faintest edgewear from age; o/w spine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Washington Square Press; Pocket Books
- ISBN 10
- 0671458531
- ISBN 13
- 9780671458539
- Publisher
- Washington Square Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- African American women, Abused wives, Fiction, Sisters, Sexual abuse, Friendship, Southern States, Lesbian
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About the Seller
Bibliope by Calvello Books
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About Bibliope by Calvello Books
Over thirty-five years experience in the used, out-of-print and rare book trades. Selling online since 1997. WWW.BIBLIOPE.COM (formerly Calvello Books)
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- O/W
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- Fine
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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