Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1983) Winner
Alice Walker
アリス・ウォーカー
Arisu Wōkā
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1944-02-09 （Eatonton, Georgia）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Eatonton, Georgia → Jackson, Mississippi → Northern California
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer, Poet, Political activist
- Active Years
- 1968-
- Affiliations
- Wild Tree Press
- Influenced By
- Zora Neale Hurston
- Influenced
- Rebecca Walker
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spelman College | — | Literature | — | 1961-1963 | United States |
| Sarah Lawrence College | — | Literature | BA | 1963-1965 | United States |
Spelman College
Literature
Period:
1961-1963
Country:
United States
Full scholarship, transferred out
Sarah Lawrence College
Literature
Degree:
BA
Period:
1963-1965
Year of Graduation:
1965
Country:
United States
Graduated with BA
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction | The Color Purple | Fiction | Columbia University | 受賞 |
| 1983 | National Book Award for Fiction | The Color Purple | Hardcover Fiction | National Book Foundation | 受賞 |
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
1983
Work:
The Color Purple
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
受賞
National Book Award for Fiction
1983
Work:
The Color Purple
Category:
Hardcover Fiction
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
O. Henry Award
1 appearances
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Edition 66 (1986) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Color Purple
1982 African-American literatureA young Black woman's struggle against racism and patriarchy.
RacismSexismWomanismSexual abuse
Adaptations
- [Film] The Color Purple / Steven Spielberg (1985)
- [Musical] The Color Purple (2005)
Bibliography
- The Third Life of Grange Copeland (1970)
- In Love and Trouble: Stories of Black Women (1973)
- Meridian (1976)
- The Color Purple (1982)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- WomanistAfrican-American perspectiveSpirituality
- Recurring Motifs
- Struggles of Black womenNaturePacifism
Health
-
Blindness in right eye8歳時BB gun injury at age 8, led to reading and writing
Legacy
First African-American woman to win Pulitzer for Fiction, coined 'womanism'.
Archives
- Emory University Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
In Popular Culture
- Documentary 'Beauty in Truth'
Quotes
-
We are the ones we have been waiting for.
Source: We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For (2006)
Trivia
- First African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
- One of the first legally married interracial couples in Mississippi
- Discovered and marked Zora Neale Hurston's unmarked grave