The Color Purple (1982 novel by Alice Walker)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Color_Purple_(1982_novel_by_Alice_Walker)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptedInto gptkb:The_Color_Purple_(1985_film)
gptkb:The_Color_Purple_(musical)
gptkb:The_Color_Purple_(2023_film)
gptkbp:author gptkb:Alice_Walker
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Emmy_Award
gptkb:National_Book_Award_for_Fiction
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:genre African-American literature
historical fiction
epistolary novel
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Color Purple (1982 novel by Alice Walker)
gptkbp:ISBN 978-0-15-119154-3
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Mister_(Albert)
gptkb:Celie
gptkb:Nettie
gptkb:Shug_Avery
gptkbp:notableFor epistolary format
controversy and censorship
depiction of African-American women's lives
gptkbp:publicationYear 1982
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Harcourt_Brace_Jovanovich
gptkbp:setInPeriod early 20th century
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Georgia
gptkbp:subject gptkb:racism
sexism
sisterhood
abuse
LGBTQ themes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Color_Purple_(2023)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7