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Alice Walker

Alice Walker is an acclaimed novelist and poet known for her contributions to the American civil rights movement. Her work has inspired countless other writers throughout the years, and her novels, short stories, and essays have earned many awards and critical praise.

Alice Walker was born in Eatonton, Georgia in 1944 and raised in the small community of Eatonton. As a child, she was raised as a sharecropper,working in the cotton fields to help her family make ends meet. In 1965, she became the first African American woman to attend and to graduate from Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York.

Alice Walker has written eleven novels, including the 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, 'The Color Purple', which was also made into a movie directed by Steven Spielberg. Other notable works include 'The Temple of My Familiar' (1989), 'Possessing the Secret of Joy' (1992) and 'By The Light of My Father's Smile' (1998). Her poems and essays have been published in journals and magazines such as Ms. Magazine, Essence Magazine, and The Village Voice. Her non-fiction work includes 'In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens' (1984), a collection of autobiographical essays that reflects on growing up as an African-American woman and identifies the pioneering role played by earlier generations of African American women.

Alice Walker has also devoted her life to social and political activism. From the mid-1970s onwards, she has become an outspoken advocate for civil rights and LGBTQIA+ rights. She has also worked to end gender-based discrimination, violence against women, and to promote gender equality.

Alice Walker's willingness to champion and speak out for moral and ethical issues continues to this day. In spite of her fame as a novelist and poet, she remains humble and motivated to encourage others to stand against injustices wherever they occur. Her enduring legacy is not only her work, but her unwavering commitment to justice and equity.

Bibliography

• The Color Purple (1982)
• Meridian (1976)
• The Third Life of Grange Copeland (1970)
• Possessing the Secret of Joy (1992)
• The Temple of My Familiar (1989)
• By the Light of My Father's Smile (1998)
• The Complete Stories (1994)
• In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens (1984)
• Warrior Marks (1993)
• Everyday Use (1973)
• Now Is the Time to Open Your Heart (2004)
• Revolutionary Petunias and Other Poems (1973)
• The Same River Twice (1996)
• Anything We Love Can Be Saved (1997)
• Horse (2003)
• emple of My Familiar (1989)
• The Way Forward Is With a Broken Heart (2000)
• Gather together in My Name (1974)