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In her superb collection of essays, Alice Walker expresses her profound belief in our ability to protect justice and truth. With her powerful blend of the political, spiritual, creative and personal, she discusses organized religion, the Million Man March and Winnie Mandela. She describes her work to prevent the ritual mutilation of children in Ghana and her struggle to avoid the misappropriation of her work, and she shares her advice for young women growing up, her letters and speeches of protest and support. Race, culture, feminism, raising a daughter, writing and living - here is an extraordinary picture of an author and activist as she interacts with the world, encouraging us to recognize that, with commitment, strength, endurance and compassion, anything we love can be saved. Essence: "Alice Walker conveys the passion, serenity and sense of freedom that come from her ability to defy traditions." Times Literary Supplement: "Alice Walker's energy, sense, wit and passion are startling. She writes like an angel."
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Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple, is an international activist and self-professed womanist. This pleasing collection of short essays amounts to a very personal stroll through her psyche. Sharing touchstones and demons, she serves up a spirited defense of Winnie Mandela, accused of taking part in kidnapping and torture; a quest to mark the grave of Zora Neale Hurston, an "African AmerIndian" folklorist who chronicled the lives of Southern American blacks in the 1920s and '30s; poignant, angry witnesses at a conference in Ghana devoted to stopping female genital mutilation; and life lessons her daughter taught her. Walker's opinions are enriched by her poetry and highlighted by the whimsical phrases and titles with which she frames serious subjects.
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I was so taken with this book. Reading about the various important points in
Alice's life was so fascinating. It helped see the shape and formation and the
inner spirit and life of the author of one of my all time favorite books, The Color Purple.
Alice's life was so fascinating. It helped see the shape and formation and the
inner spirit and life of the author of one of my all time favorite books, The Color Purple.
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- PublisherBallantine Books
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 070434548X
- ISBN 13 9780704345485
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages234
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