WALKER, Alice

WALKER, Alice
(1944-)
   US writer best known for novels like The Color Purple (1982), exploring from a FEMINIST perspective the fate of being Black in the USA. One of the protagonists of The Temple of My Familiar (1989), an extremelylong FABULATION, is immortal or has suffered numerous incarnations, and the tales she tells embody a savage indictment of racism and patriarchal dominance over the centuries. Counteracting this, deep memories of a benign matriarchy also emerge, though shrouded in myth.
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  • Walker, Alice — ▪ American writer in full  Alice Malsenior Walker  born Feb. 9, 1944, Eatonton, Ga., U.S.    American writer whose novels, short stories, and poems are noted for their insightful treatment of African American culture. Her novels, most notably The …   Universalium

  • Walker,Alice — Wal·ker (wôʹkər), Alice. Born 1944. American writer whose works include the novels Meridian (1976) and The Color Purple (1982), for which she won a Pulitzer Prize. * * * …   Universalium

  • Walker, Alice (Malsenior) — born Feb. 9, 1944, Eatonton, Ga., U.S. U.S. writer. After attending Spelman College and Sarah Lawrence College, Walker moved to Mississippi and became involved with the civil rights movement. She also began teaching and publishing short stories… …   Universalium

  • Walker, Alice (Malsenior) — (n. 9 feb. 1944, Eatonton, Ga., EE.UU.). Escritora norteamericana. Después de cursar estudios en Spelman College y Sarah Lawrence College, Walker se trasladó a Mississippi donde se involucró en el movimiento por los derechos humanos. Comenzó… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Walker, Alice Malsenior —    см. Уокер, Элис …   Писатели США. Краткие творческие биографии

  • Alice Walker — Alice Walker. Alice Malsenior Walker (nacida el 9 de febrero de 1944) es una escritora afroamericana y feminista que recibió el Premio Pulitzer a la obra de ficción en 1983 por la novela El color púrpura, en la que se basó la película del mismo… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Alice Malsenior Walker — Alice Walker Pour les articles homonymes, voir Walker. Alice Walker. Alice Malsenior Walker (née le 9 février 1944), est une écriv …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Walker — Walker, Francis Amasa Walker, William * * * (as used in expressions) Bush, George (Herbert Walker) Bush, George W(alker) Evans, Walker Percy, Walker Walker Smith, Jr. Walker, Alice (Malsenior) Walker, Copa Walker, David Walker, James J(ohn) Jimmy …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Alice Walker — Infobox Writer name = Alice Walker caption = Alice Walker birthdate = birth date and age|1944|02|09 birthplace = Eatonton, Georgia, United States deathdate = deathplace = occupation = novelist, short story writer, poet genre = African American… …   Wikipedia

  • Alice Walker — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Walker. Alice Walker. Alice Malsenior Walker (née le 9 février 1944), est une écrivaine et une militante féministe américaine …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Walker — /waw keuhr/, n. 1. Alice, born 1944, U.S. novelist and short story writer. 2. David, 1785 1830, U.S. abolitionist. 3. James John (Jimmy), 1881 1946, U.S. politician: mayor of New York City 1926 32. 4. John, born 1952, New Zealand track and field… …   Universalium

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