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Alice Walker

    9 febbraio 1944

    Alice Walker si afferma come una delle voci letterarie più eminenti d'America, intessendo narrazioni che approfondiscono l'esperienza umana con uno stile distintivo. La sua opera affronta questioni urgenti di ingiustizia, disuguaglianza e povertà, esplorando la resilienza dello spirito umano attraverso i suoi personaggi. La scrittura di Walker è caratterizzata dalla sua sensibilità poetica, profonda empatia e un impegno incrollabile nell'affrontare le avversità. Non solo ha plasmato la letteratura americana, ma si è anche attivamente impegnata come attivista e intellettuale pubblica, promuovendo il cambiamento sociale.

    Alice Walker
    There Is a Flower at the Tip of My Nose Smelling Me
    In Search of our Mothers' Gardens
    Mommy Says I Have Butterflies
    The joy luck club
    Meridian
    Il colore viola
    • Il colore viola

      • 313pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      Violentata dall'uomo che credeva essere suo padre, privata dei due figli, sposata a un uomo che odia, Celie, una giovane donna di colore, viene separata anche dall'amata sorella Nattie, che finirà missionaria in Africa. Per trent'anni Nettie scriverà a Celie lettere che questa non riceverà mai, mentre Celie, oppressa dalla vergogna della sua condizione, riesce a scrivere solo a Dio. Sarà l'amante del marito, una affascinante cantante di blues, a cambiare il colore della sua vita, insegnandole a ridere, giocare, amare.

      Il colore viola
    • The joy luck club

      • 332pagine
      • 12 ore di lettura

      Encompassing two generations and a rich blend of Chinese and American history, the story of four struggling, strong women also reveals their daughters' memories and feelings

      The joy luck club
    • The narrative centers on Elizabeth as she embarks on new adventures, discovering that feeling nervous is a shared experience. Through her journey, she learns to embrace her butterflies, finding comfort in the fact that her mother experiences them too. This heartwarming tale reassures readers that they are not alone in facing challenges and highlights the importance of support and understanding in overcoming fears.

      Mommy Says I Have Butterflies
    • In this collection of nonfiction, the author speaks out as a black woman, writer, mother, and feminist in thirty-six pieces ranging from the personal to the political. Among the contents are essays about other writers, accounts of the civil rights movement of the 1960s and the antinuclear movement of the 1980s, and a vivid memoir of a scarring childhood injury and her daughter's healing words

      In Search of our Mothers' Gardens
    • Pulitzer Prize-winning author and activist Alice Walker invites readers young and old to see the world--and our place in it--through new eyes in this new edition featuring art from Queenbe Monyei. With beautifully poetic text and joyous illustrations to guide readers through their read, There Is a Flower at the Tip of My Nose Smelling Me is an ode to the natural world and our place in it. Celebrating the connections and interconnections between self, nature, and creativity, this gently provocative text opens up the world to a reader, and a reader to our world. From the celebrated author of The Color Purple and other classics comes a beautiful, lyrical picture book for fans of her work of all ages.

      There Is a Flower at the Tip of My Nose Smelling Me
    • Set against the backdrop of the interwar period, the story follows two sisters as they navigate the challenges and hardships of their time. Their journey explores themes of resilience, familial bonds, and the struggle for survival amidst societal upheaval. Through their experiences, the novel delves into the complexities of sisterhood and the impact of historical events on personal lives.

      The Color Purple (Movie Tie-In)
    • “Though we have encountered our share of grief and troubles on this earth, we can still hold the line of beauty, form, and beat. No small accomplishment in a world as challenging as this one.” — from the preface "I was born to grow, / alongside my garden of plants, / poems / like / this one“ So writes Alice Walker in this new book of poems, poems composed over the course of one year in response to joy and sorrow both personal and global: the death of loved ones, war, the deliciousness of love, environmental devastation, the sorrow of rejection, greed, poverty, and the sweetness of home. The poems embrace our connections while celebrating the joy of individuality, the power we each share to express our truest, deepest selves. Beloved for her ability to speak her own truth in ways that speak for and about countless others, she demonstrates that we are stronger than our circumstances. As she confronts personal and collective challenges, her words dance, sing, and heal.

      Hard Times Require Furious Dancing