Alice Walker Bücher

Die Farbe Lila, das ist Celies Geschichte. Die Geschichte einer jungen Schwarzen, die von ihrem Vater jahrelang vergewaltigt und zu einer Ehe mit einem Mann gezwungen wurde, den sie nicht liebt. Aufgeschrieben in ihren verzweifelten Briefen an Gott. Die Farbe Lila hat Millionen Menschen zu Tränen gerührt. Es ist Alice Walkers bekanntestes und beliebtestes Buch, das von Steven Spielberg verfilmt und zu einem sensationellen Kinoerfolg wurde. Denn Die Farbe Lila erzählt, wie Celie es schafft, zu sich selbst zu finden, Stärke zu entwickeln und ihren eigenen Weg in ein neues Leben zu gehen.

Die grosse, alles erfüllende Liebe, die auf einmal verschwunden ist und für manche Beteiligten nicht einmal Erinnerungen zeitigt; die mutigen Lebensentwürfe, die in sich zusammengefallen sind, das äalles oder nichtsä, das sich zu einem ävielleichtä gewandelt hat - davon und von anderen Fährnissen des Lebens handeln diese Geschichten von starken Frauen, denen es gelingt - mögen sie noch so verletzt oder erniedrigt worden sein - über die Schwächen hinauszuwachsen und ihr Leben optimistisch zu gestalten.

Wenn Brownfield Copeland versucht zu verstehen, was passiert ist, tut ihm der Kopf weh. Er versteht nicht, warum das Gesicht seines Vaters versteinert, wenn er die Baumwollsäcke auf den Laster des weißen Verwalters hebt, er versteht das finstere Brüten des Vaters nicht, der mit ihm, dem Kind nicht spricht - er weiß nur, daß es am Samstag, wenn Grange, der Vater, sturzbetrunken nach Hause kommt, Streit und Prügel gibt. Grange Copeland ist Kleinpächter. Um ein Stückchen Land zu bekommen und eine armselige Hütte für seine Familie, musste er sich verschulden und ist dadurch in sklavenähnliche Abhängigkeit geraten. Um der Aussichtslosigkeit dieses Lebens zu entkommen, verlässt Grange Frau und Kind und geht nach Norden. Aber dort kommt er nur in ein anderes Elend. Er kehrt in den Süden zurück und hat erst dann, als fast schon alter Mann, die Chance, ein Leben nach seiner Vorstellung zu führen.

Cornelia Holfelder-von der Tann, geboren 1950, beschloss nach dem Studium (Anglistik, Germanistik, Romanistik) und einem Lehramtsreferendariat, es mit dem literarischen Übersetzen zu probieren und ist seither hauptberuflich dabeigeblieben. 2021 wurde sie mit dem Übersetzerpreis für langjähriges Übersetzen, „Rebekka“, ausgezeichnet.

Cornelia Holfelder-von der Tann, geboren 1950, beschloss nach dem Studium (Anglistik, Germanistik, Romanistik) und einem Lehramtsreferendariat, es mit dem literarischen Übersetzen zu probieren und ist seither hauptberuflich dabeigeblieben. 2021 wurde sie mit dem Übersetzerpreis für langjähriges Übersetzen, „Rebekka“, ausgezeichnet.

In diesem Familiendrama geht es um die Kraft der Liebe und die Macht der Frauen, um Schuld und Sühne und um ein magisches Weltbild von ungeheurer Intensität.

Mit liebevoller Genauigkeit und Intensität schildert Alice Walker in diesen dreizehn Geschichten Episoden aus dem Leben schwarzer Frauen in den Südstaaten der USA: Roselily betet an ihrem Hochzeitstag, umgeben von ihren vier Kindern, dass die Ehe mit einem ungeliebten Mann ihr endlich Achtung verschaffe; eine junge Schriftstellerin, ausgebeutet von ihrem Ehemann und ihrem Liebhaber, rächt sich mit bitterer Ironie; ein schwarzes Mädchen wird von seinem Vater verprügelt, weil es einen Weißen liebt; eine arme junge Frau findet keinen Arzt für ihr todkrankes Baby. So unterschiedlich dabei Herkunft und Schicksal dieser Frauen auch sein mögen - eines ist ihnen gemeinsam: die Würde und der Stolz, die sie sich trotz aller Niederlagen bewahrt haben.

In 'Meridian' erzählt die afroamerikanische Autorin und Pulitzerpreisträgerin Alice Walker die Saga einer um ihre politische, ethnosoziale und erotische Autonomie kämpfenden schwarzen Bürgerechtlerin in einer Art poetischem Gesang.

"The Palestine Festival of Literature was established in 2008. Bringiong together writers from all corners of the globe, it aims to help Palestinians break the cultural siege imposed by the Isreali military occupation, to strengthen their artistic links with the the rest of the world."--Book flap

Die Lebensgeschichte von 4 nach Amerika ausgewanderten Chinesinnen und ihrer dort aufgewachsenen Töchter spiegelt den Zusammenprall zweier Kulturen und den immer wiederkehrenden Konflikt zwischen Müttern und Töchtern.

Brimming over with the inspirational words and thoughts of some of our finest writers, Cries of the Spirit is a beautiful sourcebook of poetry and prose in praise of life and all that it entails. Here women's voices fill the age-old silence about matters central to their experience-from menstruation, sexual intimacy, and childbirth to caretaking, household rituals, and death. These writings represent a healing vision of the sacred that emerges from the particular consciousness of women-a vision that partakes of the world of earth and flesh.

From the author of THE COLOR PURPLE, a collection of Alice Walker's essays, memoirs, letters, poems and reflections, which offer an insight into her life and thinking.

The narrative centers on Elizabeth as she embarks on new adventures, discovering that feeling nervous is a shared experience. Through her journey, she learns to embrace her butterflies, finding comfort in the fact that her mother experiences them too. This heartwarming tale reassures readers that they are not alone in facing challenges and highlights the importance of support and understanding in overcoming fears.

In this collection of nonfiction, the author speaks out as a black woman, writer, mother, and feminist in thirty-six pieces ranging from the personal to the political. Among the contents are essays about other writers, accounts of the civil rights movement of the 1960s and the antinuclear movement of the 1980s, and a vivid memoir of a scarring childhood injury and her daughter's healing words

Pulitzer Prize-winning author and activist Alice Walker invites readers young and old to see the world--and our place in it--through new eyes in this new edition featuring art from Queenbe Monyei. With beautifully poetic text and joyous illustrations to guide readers through their read, There Is a Flower at the Tip of My Nose Smelling Me is an ode to the natural world and our place in it. Celebrating the connections and interconnections between self, nature, and creativity, this gently provocative text opens up the world to a reader, and a reader to our world. From the celebrated author of The Color Purple and other classics comes a beautiful, lyrical picture book for fans of her work of all ages.

Set against the backdrop of the interwar period, the story follows two sisters as they navigate the challenges and hardships of their time. Their journey explores themes of resilience, familial bonds, and the struggle for survival amidst societal upheaval. Through their experiences, the novel delves into the complexities of sisterhood and the impact of historical events on personal lives.

'An extraordinarily diverse collection; pure Walker, fresh-eyed and sassy' NEW YORK TIMES

The unseen journals of Alice Walker - literary icon and author of The Color Purple

Alice Walker's first book recounts the lives of three generations growing up in Georgia, where the author herself grew up. Grange Copeland is a black tenant farmer who is forced to leave his land and family in search of a better future. He heads North but discovers that the racism and poverty he experienced in the South are, in fact, everywhere. When he returns to Georgia years later he finds that his son Brownfield has been imprisoned for the murder of his wife. But hope comes in the form of the third generation as the guardian of the couple's youngest daughter, Grange Copeland, who glimpses a chance of both spiritual and social freedom.

The second novel written by Alice Walker, preceding The Color Purple is a heartfelt and moving story about one woman's personal revolution as she joins the Civil Rights Movement. Set in the American South in the 1960s it follows Meridian Hill, a courageous young woman who dedicates herself heart and soul to her civil rights work, touching the lives of those around her even as her own health begins to deteriorate. Hers is a lonely battle, but it is one she will not abandon, whatever the costs. This is classic Alice Walker, beautifully written, intense and passionate.

“Though we have encountered our share of grief and troubles on this earth, we can still hold the line of beauty, form, and beat. No small accomplishment in a world as challenging as this one.” — from the preface "I was born to grow, / alongside my garden of plants, / poems / like / this one“ So writes Alice Walker in this new book of poems, poems composed over the course of one year in response to joy and sorrow both personal and global: the death of loved ones, war, the deliciousness of love, environmental devastation, the sorrow of rejection, greed, poverty, and the sweetness of home. The poems embrace our connections while celebrating the joy of individuality, the power we each share to express our truest, deepest selves. Beloved for her ability to speak her own truth in ways that speak for and about countless others, she demonstrates that we are stronger than our circumstances. As she confronts personal and collective challenges, her words dance, sing, and heal.

This gritty, sweeping novel recreates the life story of an American working-class woman and burgeoning political activist in the early twentieth century.

Die Publikationssensation: Die bisher unveröffentlichte Lebensgeschichte des letzten amerikanischen Sklaven „Barracoon“ ist der einmalige Zeitzeugenbericht des letzten Überlebenden des Sklavenhandels, der 2018 in den USA erstveröffentlicht wurde und dort wegen seiner berührenden, ungeschminkten Erzählung und authentischen Sprache Aufsehen erregte und zum Bestseller wurde. „Barracoon“ erzählt die wahre Geschichte von Oluale Kossola, auch Cudjo Lewis genannt, der 1860 auf dem letzten Sklavenschiff nach Nordamerika verschleppt wurde. Die große afroamerikanische Autorin Zora Neale Hurston befragte 1927 den damals 86-Jährigen über sein Leben: seine Jugend im heutigen Benin, die Gefangennahme und Unterbringung in den sogenannten „Barracoons“, den Baracken, in die zu verkaufende Sklaven eingesperrt wurden, über seine Zeit als Sklave in Alabama, seine Freilassung und seine anschließende Suche nach den eigenen Wurzeln und einer Identität in den rassistisch geprägten USA.

From the author of 'The Color Purple', this title provides a unique collection of essays about her life and her activism.

Admirers of The Color Purple will find in these stories more evidence of Walker’s power to depict black women—women who vary greatly in background yet are bound together by what they share in common. Taken as a whole, their stories form an enlightening, disturbing view of life in the South.

The book presents a collection of spiritual reflections infused with a progressive political perspective from a Pulitzer Prize-winning author dedicated to environmentalism. Through her meditations, Walker combines her spiritual insights and political beliefs to provide wisdom, hope, and encouragement, aiming to bring serenity to a tumultuous world. Her literary talent shines as she addresses the pressing need for sanity and compassion in contemporary society.

In this luminous collection of poems, Pulitzer Prize-winner Alice Walker casts her eye on history, politics and nature, as well as world figures. In tributes to such people as Jimmy Carter, Gloria Steinem and the Dalai Lama, she reminds readers of the urgency of this moment in history and of the human capacity to come together and take action. Walker imbues her poetry with memorable images, as well as anger, forgiveness and wisdom. Chronicling the conditions of human life today, The World Will Follow Joy demonstrates Alice Walker's compassion and spirituality.

A collection of short stories by the author of HER BLUE BODY EVERYTHING WE KNOW; EARTHLING POEMS 1965-1990, COMPLETE and THE COLOR PURPLE.

A collection of poetry celebrates the power of nature and the strength of the human spirit, as it explores what it means to experience life in such works as "The Same as Gold," "Everyone Who Works for Me," and "The Love of Bodies."

Part memoir, part travelogue, part photographic journey, this nonfiction follow-up to Walker's bestselling novel Possessing the Secret of Joy is an investigation into the subject of female genital mutilation, the ritual circumcision whose victims number more than 100 million in the world today.

About women and rape.

'These are the stories that came to me to be told after the close of a magical marriage to an extraordinary man that ended in a less-than-magical divorce. I found myself unmoored, unmated, ungrounded in a way that challenged everything I'd ever thought about human relationships. Situated squarely in that terrifying paradise called freedom, precipitously out on so many emotional limbs, it was as if I had been born; and in fact I was being reborn as the woman I was to become' The Way Forward is with a Broken Heart starts with a lyrical, autobiographical story of the breakdown of a marriage during the early years of the civil rights movement. Alice Walker then goes on to imagine stories that grew out of the life following that marriage. Filled with wonder at the capacity of humans to move through love and loss, this is an uplifting read that showcases the authors warmth, wit and wisdom.

The real story behind the making of THE COLOR PURPLE in the author's own words In the early 1980s, The Color Purple was a runaway success, it had won the Pulitzer Prize and Steven Spielberg was making the book into a film. Yet behind all the critical success, Alice Walker suffered an extreme backlash as she became the object of attacks both personal and political. Her detractors claimed that she hated black men, that her work was injurious to black male and female relationships; and that her ideas about equality were harmful to the black community. Such was the ferocity of these attacks that she left her own community north of San Francisco and sought refuge in Mexico. On a personal level, her mother had suffered a major stroke and now Alice Walker herself fell gravely ill with the extremely debilitating condition, Lyme disease. To add to the trauma, her partner of many years announced he'd been having an affair. In her heartfelt and extremely personal account of this time, Alice Walker describes the experience of watching the film being made as she weathered the controversy surrounding it and came to terms with the changes in her own life.

This is a collection of short stories from women in the American South.

The narrative follows a woman's adventurous journey of self-discovery and spirituality, crafted by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker, renowned for her work on 'The Color Purple.' The story delves into themes of personal growth and the quest for inner peace, showcasing Walker's signature style and profound insights.

A collection of writings by women on the tangled bonds they share with their(often) less-than-perfect mothers. Every woman has something to say on the subject of her mother. In fact, many of us spend our lives trying to figure out just how we are like-or unlike-them. And yet, as intricate as the ties that bind mothers and daughters can be, most women never let go of the desire to really know their mothers. In How I Learned to Cook and Other Writings on Complex Mother-Daughter Relationships, women authors explore what is perhaps the most complicated of family relationships. In this elegant collection of writings, daughters describe their relationships with mothers whose own lives sometimes stood in the way of their ability to fill society's ideal of what a good mother should be. With critically acclaimed authors-including Jamaica Kincaid, Paula Fox, and Alice Walker-sharing the page with emerging writers, How I Learned to Cook proves that every daughter has much to discover and understand about her mother.

"Sweet People Are Everywhere, an illustrated picture book featuring a poem by internationally renowned writer and activist Alice Walker, is a powerful celebration of humanity. The poem addresses a young boy getting his first passport, taking the boy--and the reader--on a journey through a series of countries around the globe where 'sweet people' can be found"-- Provided by publisher

A natural evolution from the earlier, much-acclaimed collection In Love & Trouble , these fourteen provocative and often humorous stories show women oppressed but not defeated. These are hopeful stories about love, lust, fame, and cultural thievery, the delight of new lovers, and the rediscovery of old friends, affirmed even across self-imposed color lines.

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