Zdobywczyni nagrody Pulitzera i National Book Award! Ponadczasowa opowieść o miłości i życiu, której nie zapomnisz! Powieść, która, przerywając zmowę milczenia wokół przemocy domowej, wywołała obyczajową burzę. Historia kobiet, które poprzez ból i nieustanną walkę ukazały ogromny hart ducha i bohaterską odwagę. Celia, uboga i cierpiąca w milczeniu ofiara przemocy ojca, a następnie męża, odnajduje listy zaginionej siostry. Z nich dowiaduje się, że Nettie - po ucieczce z domu - wyjechała do Afryki, gdzie pracuje jako misjonarka. Więź, która łączy siostry staje się impulsem do opuszczenia męża i próby rozpoczęcia nowego życia. Na podstawie "Koloru purpury" Steven Spielberg nakręcił nominowany do Oscara w 11 kategoriach film z Whoopi Goldberg i Oprah Winfrey w rolach głównych. Wkrótce w kinach nowa ekranizacja!
A lush celebration of all that it means to be a black female. I love that The Color Purple doesn't try to soften its blows but is also courageous enough to hold on to a wonderfully affirming faith in possibility, in forgiveness and kindness and hope'
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
'The Color Purple is my go-to comfort novel. Every single time I read this book, I walk away as a slightly better person than I was when I picked it up'
Tayari Jones
'I think that The Color Purple was the first book that made me think that I could try to be a writer - or that made me aware that a young black woman from the South could write about the South'
Jesmyn Ward
'I got the book and read it, in one day, when it came out. And then I went back, the next day, and bought every copy they had'
Oprah Winfrey
A powerful cultural touchstone of modern American literature, The Color Purple depicts the lives of African American women in early twentieth-century rural Georgia.
Separated as girls, sisters Celie and Nettie sustain their loyalty to and hope in each other across time, distance and silence through a series of letters spanning twenty years, first from Celie to God, then the sisters to each other despite the unknown.
Abused repeatedly by the man she calls 'father', Celie has two children taken away from her and is trapped into an ugly marriage. But then she meets the glamorous Shug Avery, singer and magic-maker - a woman who has taken charge of her own destiny.
And gradually Celie discovers the power and joy of her own spirit, freeing her from her past and reuniting her with those she loves.
Beloved by generations of readers, The Color Purple broke the silence around domestic and sexual abuse, narrating the lives of women through their pain and struggle, companionship and growth, resilience and bravery. Deeply compassionate and beautifully imagined, Alice Walker's epic carries readers on a spirit-affirming journey towards redemption and love.
'One of the most haunting books you could ever wish to read. It is stunning - moving, exciting and wonderful'
Lenny Henry
'The Color Purple needs no category other than the fact that it is superb'
Rita Mae Brown
'The great irony about The Color Purple is that it transcends colour. One of the greatest books of all time'
Benjamin Zephaniah
'A unique blend of serenity and immediacy that makes your senses ache'
Helen Dunmore
'A genuinely mind-expanding book'
Patrick
Alice Walker, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning modern classic, The Color Purple, returns with a poetry collection that is both playfully imaginative and intensely moving. In Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart, Alice Walker examines our troubled times, while also chronicling a life well-lived. From poems of painful self-inquiry, to celebrating the simple beauty of everyday life, Walker offers us a window into her magical, at times difficult, and liberating world of activism, love, hope and, above all, gratitude. Whether she’s urging us to preserve an urban paradise or behold exploring the necessity of beauty to the spirit, Walker demonstrates that she remains a revolutionary poet and an inspiration to generations of fans.
The Hachette Essentials series comprises a collection of titles that are regarded as modern classics. A carefully and lovingly curated selection of distinctive, ground-breaking fiction and non-fiction titles published since 1950. Timeless. Relevant. Passionate. Unified as a series - distinctive as books. A good book is great. A great book is essential.
Set in the deep American South between the wars, THE COLOR PURPLE is the tale of Celie, a young black girl born into poverty and segregation. Raped repeatedly by the man she calls 'father', she has two children taken away from her, is separated from her beloved sister Nettie and is trapped into an ugly marriage. But then she meets the glamorous Shug Avery - singer and magic-maker - a woman who has taken charge of her own destiny. Gradually Celie discovers the power and joy of her own spirit, freeing her from her past and reuniting her with those she loves.
THE COLOR PURPLE is one of the all-time greats of literature, a global bestseller, and has inspired generations of readers.
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