Alice Walker

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    Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker

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Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist. In 1982, she became the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, which she was awarded for her novel The Color Purple. The book became a bestseller and was subsequently adapted into a critically acclaimed 1985 movie directed by Steven Spielberg, featuring Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg, as well as a 2005 Broadway musical totaling 910 performances. Over the span of her career, Walker has published seventeen novels and short story collections, twelve non-fiction works, and collections of essays and poetry.

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  • wc Gender: Female
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1944-02-09
  • event Death Date Unknown
  • school Known for: Writing
  • star Popularity: 1.4
  • info Birth Place Eatonton, Georgia, USA
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