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Hans tredje liv" er historien om Grange Copeland, en sort landarbejder i Georgia. Drevet af meningsløsheden i sit fattige liv i Sydstaterne forlader han kone og børn og rejser nordpå. Men der bliver hans liv lige så fyldt med ydmygelse og fornedrelse.Mange år senere vender han tilbage til Georgia og opdager, at hans søn sidder i fængsel for hustruvold.Grange må tage sig af sit barnebarn ¿ sønnens yngste datter ¿ og dermed begynder hans tredje ...

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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, Alice Walker's iconic modern classic, now in a beautiful 40th anniversary Penguin Vitae edition with a foreword by Kiese Laymon A Penguin Classic HardcoverA powerful cultural touchstone of modern American literature, The Color Purple depicts the lives of African American women in early twentieth-century rural Georgia. Separated as girls, sisters Celie and Nettie sustain their loyalty to...

Farven lilla" er Alice Walkers mesterværk, som hun vandt en Pulitzer Prize og National Book Award for i 1982. Romanen foregår i 1930¿ernes Georgia, USA, hvor afroamerikanske kvinders rettigheder var nærmest ikkeeksisterende, og de forventedes at finde sig i hvad som helst. Alice Walker fortæller om dem, der lod sig kue, og dem, der tog kampen op for at få et bedre liv."Alice Walker er overhovedet Amerikas mest interessante kvindelige forfatter...

Fanny kan ligesom sin bedstemor, Celie, tale direkte med ånder. Fannys tidligere mand, Suwelo, universitetslærer i historie, tilhører en generation, som først irriteres over selvstændige begavede kvinder, men senere lærer at værdsætte dem. Forbindelsen til et andet par, rocksangeren Arveyda og Suwelos kollega Carlotta, kommer til at spille en stor rolle for romanens udvikling.Men det er især Miss Lissie, som sammen med sin mand, Mr. Hal, gør "...

Meridian Hill vokser op i Sydstaterne ¿ i en verden af racisme, fattigdom og social elendighed. Som syttenårig er hun forladt, bange og alenemor og omtrent lige så uvidende som sit lille barn. Hendes syn på tilværelsen er begrænset af hendes egne få og barske erfaringer. Meridians fremtid virker forbi, inden den overhovedet er kommet i gang.Det hele forandrer sig, da hun en dag begynder at hjælpe til i den lokale borgerrettighedsbevægelse for ...

Glædens hemmelighed" er historien om Tashi, en afrikansk kvinde, der også optræder i to af Alice Walkers tidligere bøger, "Farven lilla" og "Åndetemplet". Som ung kvinde vælger hun at følge traditionen og lade sig omskære, som det er almindeligt i visse afrikanske lande.Hele resten af sit liv bruger Tashi på at komme overens med resultatet af den beslutning. Hun bliver behandlet i psykoterapi, bl.a. af C.G. Jung, men det er først, da hun får e...

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 s...

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A special anniversary edition to celebrate 40 years of the classic, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelNAMED ONE OF THE BBC'S 100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD

Die junge Schwarze Celie wächst Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts in Georgia auf. Während ihre Mutter im Sterben liegt, wird sie mit vierzehn zum ersten Mal von ihrem Vater vergewaltigt und in den Folgejahren zweimal schwanger. Er gibt die Kinder weg, sie weiß nicht, ob sie noch leben oder tot sind. Als sie in die Ehe mit einem Mann gezwungen wird, der sie schlägt, wendet sich Celie in verzweifelten Briefen an Gott, da sie keinen anderen Ausweg mehr...

Sweet People Are Everywhere, an illustrated picture book featuring a poem by internationally renowned writer and activist Alice Walker, is a powerful celebration of humanity. The poem addresses a young boy getting his first passport, taking the boy--and the reader--on a journey through a series of countries around the globe where "sweet people" can be found. They are all over the globe. Sweet people can be found from Canada to Congo to Cuba, f...

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The New York Times bestselling book that both galvanizes progressives for action and is a balm-from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author "A light in darkness, Alice Walker awakens us to our own power as only she can. . . . Once again, Walker has exceeded our expectations."-Atlanta Journal-Constitution When the United States recently exploded with unprecedented demonstrations challenging racial violence and hatred, Alice Walker's New York Times ...

A heartfelt and moving story about one woman's personal revolution as she joins the Civil Rights Movement - with a new introduction from Tayari Jones, the Women's Prize-winning author of AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

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Be Heeled" is a powerful little book displaying the immense love of God told from two women's true life experiences in a fun and whimsical way. We dedicate "Be Heeled" to all of those women who feel like the bottom has fallen out and even God is keeping His distance. Nothing could be further from the truth. Please know that this book was created with love and a real understanding just for you.Each chapter is an opportunity to not only embrace ...