Accessible, unregistered author

Alice Walker

About the author

An American novelist, short-story writer, poet, essayist, and activist.

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Books by Alice Walker

Cover of The Color Purple

First published 1976

The Color Purple

Alice Walker

Cover of The Temple of My Familiar

First published 1989

The Temple of My Familiar

Alice Walker

Cover of Meridian

First published 1976

Meridian

Alice Walker

Cover of Possessing the Secret of Joy

First published 1992

Possessing the Secret of Joy

Alice Walker

Cover of Barracoon

First published 2004

Barracoon

Alice Walker

Cover of The third life of Grange Copeland

First published 1970

The third life of Grange Copeland

Alice Walker

Cover of By The Light of My Father's Smile

First published 1998

By The Light of My Father's Smile

Alice Walker

Cover of In love & trouble

First published 1973

In love & trouble

Alice Walker

Cover of You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down

First published 1971

You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down

Alice Walker

Cover of In Search of Our Mother's Garden

First published 1983

In Search of Our Mother's Garden

Alice Walker

Cover of Now is the Time to Open Your Heart

First published 2004

Now is the Time to Open Your Heart

Alice Walker

Cover of The Same River Twice

First published 1996

The Same River Twice

Alice Walker