"Un clásico del feminismo y la lucha contra el racismo del siglo XX.
Esta es la historia de dos hermanas: Nettie, que ejerce como misionera en África, y Celie, que vive en el Sur de Estados Unidos, casada con un hombre al que odia y abrumada por la vergüenza de haber sido violada por quien cree que es su padre. A lo largo de treinta años ambas mantienen el recuerdo y la esperanza de reencontrarse y vuelcan sus sentimientos en unas cartas conmovedoras. Pero la dramática existencia de Celie cambiará cuando entre en su vida la amante de su marido, una extraordinaria mujer llama Shug Avery.
Alice Walker traza en esta ya clásica historia, narrada en formato epistolar, un crudo y sin embargo bello relato del abuso hacia las mujeres y la comunidad afroamericana en los Estados Unidos de la primera mitad del siglo XX. El relato de ambas hermanas, merecedor del Premio Pulitzer y del National Book Award en 1983, se convierte en símbolo de una lucha que aún a día de hoy no hemos acabado de librar.
La crítica ha dicho...
«Una de las más talentosas escritoras estadounidenses.»
Isabel Allende
«Una novela siempre vigente.»
Newsweek
«Alice Walker es una escritora maravillosamente dotada.»
The New York Times Book Review
«El color púrpura sitúa a Walker a la altura de Faulkner.»
The Nation
«Genial. Un libro para enmarcar junto a los clásicos de la literatura de todos los tiempos.»
San Francisco Chronicle"
"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 weiß.
Erst als ihr Mann seine Geliebte Shug Avery ins Haus holt, verbessert sich Celies Situation. Sie verliebt sich in Shug und lernt von ihr, dass echte Liebe nichts mit Gewalt zu tun hat. Durch Shugs Liebe und die Freundschaft weiterer Frauen geht Celie endlich gegen alle Widerstände ihren Weg."
"A compilation of classic tales by great American writers performed by terrific actors, with a lineup including Pulitzer Prize winners, National Book Award winners, and PEN Award winners."
"Part one of two. Speaking from the heart on a wide range of topics—poetry and writing, Mexico and The South, family and relationship, Buddhism and spiritual teachers, power and greed, politics and social change, death and transformations, and much more—Walker addresses these challenging times and how to live in balance."
"Part two of two. Speaking from the heart on a wide range of topics—poetry and writing, Mexico and The South, family and relationship, Buddhism and spiritual teachers, power and greed, politics and social change, death and transformations, and much more—Walker addresses these challenging times and how to live in balance."
"It’s no secret that a rich and happy life has little to do with material wealth. So how can we make the best of what we do have? Alice Walker offers a fresh look at how to live well in a complex culture. Her unique depth of perception is a gift that shows us new angles on everything from cocaine to Aunt Jemima to painting murals on the White House."
"Something was lost, says Alice Walker, when we took to heart traditional religious stories in which God is separate from nature. And something precious is regained when we honor our intrinsic sense of awe and worship toward nature, and our deep desire for connection with both nature and our human community. Walker calls for more humane motivation in international as well as personal action."
"In this first day of the conference, we also hear H.H. the Dalai Lama of Tibet, Alice Walker, Angeles Arrien, Gay Luce and Edward James Olmos, speaking of the causes and deeper cures of violent behavior. 'There’s no reason for hopelessness or despair,' says Thurman. 'We can solve these problems.'"
"In part one of 'Peacemaking: The Power of Non-Violence', Nobel Laureate His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet, Stephen Levine, Jon and Myla Kabat-Zinn, Bernadine Dohrn and others explore peacemaking as it applies to the individual and the family. We look at the implications of self-inflicted violence and the means by which negative attitudes and habits can effectively be transformed to bring about peace at all levels of society."
"Bold and gifted as a speaker, poet and writer, Alice Walker offers colorful words of wisdom to a world in need of them. She urges us to question the assumptions and forces that guide our personal decisions, and reminds us of the power and necessity of dreams, visions and storytelling to keep our perspective."
"This is a thought-provoking interview with a frank and powerful thinker and writer. Alice Walker reminds us of the importance of invisible forces and connections between worlds that science has not yet acknowledged. She tells how her own life is informed by a host of “ancestors” and characters from her own writing, and how this provides her with strength and a broad perspective on world history and current situations"
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