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The color purple
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Author:
Walker, Alice, 1944-
Published:
Orlando : Harcourt, [1982].
Format:
Book
ISBN:
0151191549, 9780151191543
Physical Desc:
288 pages ; 21 cm
Status:
Available from another library
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Description

Tells the story of two African-American sisters: Nettie, a missionary in Africa, and Celie, a child-wife living in the South, in the medium of their letters to each other and in Celie's case, the desperate letters she begins, "Dear God."

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LC Subjects
Abused wives -- Southern States -- Fiction.
African American women -- Southern States -- Fiction.
Friendship -- Southern States -- Fiction.
Sisters -- Southern States -- Fiction.
Southern States -- Fiction.
Other Subjects
Domestic fiction.
Epistolary fiction.
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Language:
English
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 4, 9 Points
Lexile code:
HL: High-Low
Lexile measure:
670

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Description
Tells the story of two African-American sisters: Nettie, a missionary in Africa, and Celie, a child-wife living in the South, in the medium of their letters to each other and in Celie's case, the desperate letters she begins, "Dear God."
Awards
Pulitzer Prize, Fiction, 1983.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Walker, A. (1982). The color purple. Orlando, Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Walker, Alice, 1944-. 1982. The Color Purple. Orlando, Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Walker, Alice, 1944-, The Color Purple. Orlando, Harcourt, 1982.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Walker, Alice. The Color Purple. Orlando, Harcourt, 1982.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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