Genre
Epistolary fiction
The Color Purple
A fierce, intimate novel about finding a voice.
Details
Subgenre
Womanhood and survival novel
Original publication
1982
Original publisher
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Pages
304
Format
Paperback, hardcover and ebook editions
Language
English
Setting
Rural Georgia in the early twentieth century
ISBN
9780156028356
Original title
The Color Purple
About the book
Celie writes her way through abuse, separation, faith, love and the slow recovery of selfhood.
A powerful choice for readers asking about women's lives, resilience, sisterhood, abuse, voice and spiritual repair.
The letter form gives the book direct emotional access and makes Celie's changing language part of the story.
It works well for searches around healing, friendship between women, family pain and self-discovery.
Recognition
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 1983
- National Book Award for Fiction, 1983
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