Alice Walker

Alice Walker (born 1944) is an American writer, poet and novelist.

Also recorded as Alice Malsenior Walker; Alice Walker Leventhal; Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Alice Malsenior Walker.

Born at Eatonton in 1944.

In detail

Alice Walker studied at Sarah Lawrence College, Spelman College and Russell Sage College. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is poetry and essay.

Employment is recorded with Wellesley College. Membership is recorded of Alpha Kappa Alpha and American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Works named in the authority record are The Color Purple, The Third Life of Grange Copeland, Meridian, The Temple of My Familiar and Possessing the Secret of Joy.

Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship, Lillian Smith Book Award, Humanist of the Year and Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Alice Walker”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q215868: Alice Walker

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