It is narrated by Celie, a beaten-down African-American woman living in the southern United States in the early 20th century.
Alice Walker was the first black woman ever to win the Pulitzer Prize with this unique, uplifting epistolary novel. It is narrated by Celie, a beaten-down African-American woman living in the southern United States in the early 20th century. Repeatedly abused by her husband and the man she calls ‘father’, she is only truly able to find freedom and confidence when she meets and forms a relationship with Shug Avery, a glamorous singer.