num_pages: 294
description: The Color Purple is the story of two sisters--one a missionary to Africa and the other a child wife living in the South--who remain loyal to one another across time, distance, and silence. Beautifully imagined and deeply compassionate, this classic of American literature is rich with passion, pain, inspiration, and an indomitable love of life.
language: English
title: The Color Purple
titlecomplete: The Color Purple
characters: Nettie, Miss Millie, Celie, Shug Avery, Albert
genres: Fiction, Historical, Queer, LGBT, Literature, Feminism, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction, African American
ratings_count: 653294
places: Georgia
series: The Color Purple Collection
awards: awardedAt: 410256000000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 410256000000
name: National Book Award
category: Fiction (Hardcover), awardedAt: 378720000000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 441792000000
name: Townsend Prize for Fiction
publisher: A Harvest Book/Harcourt, Inc.