num_pages: 496
description: "The rich, complex story White tells . . . is never less than fascinating." ― New York Times Book Review Alice Walker's life is remarkable not only because she was the first black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in fiction (the book that won her that award, The Color Purple , has been translated into nearly thirty languages and made into an Academy Award–nominated film), but also because these accomplishments are merely highlights of a luminous and varied career made from inauspicious beginnings in rural Georgia. Drawing on extensive interviews and exhaustive research, Evelyn C. White brings this life to light. 16 pages of illustrations
language: English
title: Alice Walker: A Life
titlecomplete: Alice Walker: A Life
genres: Biography, Literature, African American, Feminism, Nonfiction, History, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 284
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Lambda Literary Award
category: Biography, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: The Publishing Triangle Award
category: The Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction
publisher: W. W. Norton & Company