The Color Purple

Summary

The Color Purple is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,194 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Color Purple authored Alice Walker^[3].
• The Color Purple received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction^[4].
• The Color Purple received the National Book Award for Fiction^[5].
• The Color Purple's instance of is recorded as literary work^[6].
• The Color Purple was published by Harcourt^[7].
• The Color Purple's genre is epistolary novel^[8].
• The Color Purple's genre is feminist novel^[9].
• The Color Purple followed Meridian^[10].
• The Color Purple was followed by In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens^[11].
• The Color Purple's place of publication is recorded as United States^[12].
• The Color Purple's language of work or name is recorded as English^[13].
• The Color Purple's country of origin is recorded as United States^[14].
• The Color Purple was published on +1982-00-00T00:00:00Z^[15].
• The Color Purple's has edition or translation is recorded as The Color Purple^[16].
• The Color Purple's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138028173^[17].
• The Color Purple's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Color Purple'}^[18].
• The Color Purple's derivative work is recorded as The Color Purple^[19].
• The Color Purple's derivative work is recorded as The Color Purple^[20].
• The Color Purple's derivative work is recorded as The Color Purple^[21].
• The Color Purple's form of creative work is recorded as novel^[22].
• The Color Purple's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 813.54^[23].

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Authorship and Creation

The Color Purple authored Alice Walker^[3]. It was published by Harcourt^[7].

Publication

The Color Purple was published on +1982-00-00T00:00:00Z^[15]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States^[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[13]. Genres include epistolary novel^[8] and feminist novel^[9].

Reception

Awards received include Pulitzer Prize for Fiction^[4], a class of award^[24], in United States^[25], founded in 1948^[26] and National Book Award for Fiction^[5], a literary award^[27], in United States^[28], founded in 1950^[29].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Color Purple followed Meridian^[10]. It was followed by In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens^[11].

Why It Matters

The Color Purple ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,194 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

FAQs

What awards did The Color Purple receive?

Honors received include Pulitzer Prize for Fiction^[4] and National Book Award for Fiction^[5].