American writer whose novels, short stories, and poems were noted for their insightful treatment of black American culture. Her novels focused particularly on women, most notably The Color Purple (1982; film, 1985), which won a Pulitzer Prize in 1983. - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature
Collecting tips:
Everyone knows the author's 1982 novel
The Color Purple, but not everyone knows that the first issue jacket has only one address for the publisher on the rear flap -- later issues have two. Four of her five earliest books are very uncommon: two books of poetry, her first,
Once, (1968), and
Revolutionary Petunias, (1972); a collection of stories,
In Love and Trouble: Stories for Black Women , (1973); and a children's book,
Langston Hughes, American Poet, (1974). All of them are expensive in fine condition.
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