The Color Purple
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, [1982]
Format: Audiobook on CD
Description: 7 sound discs (8 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
As a young, black woman living in 1930s Georgia, Celie faces constant violence and oppression. She survives the brutality of incest before being married off to "Mr.," who routinely abuses her both physically and emotionally. Eventually, Celie develops a deep bond with her husband's mistress Shug, and it is through this relationship that she understands she is a woman capable of being loved and respected.
Subjects:
African American women -- Fiction.
Adult child sexual abuse victims -- Fiction.
Abused wives -- Fiction.
Sisters -- Fiction.
Authors, American -- Southern states.
Southern States -- Fiction.
African American women -- Fiction.
Adult child sexual abuse victims -- Fiction.
Abused wives -- Fiction.
Sisters -- Fiction.
Authors, American -- Southern states.
Southern States -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9781440792304
UPC: 9781440792304
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
CD F Walker [7 DISC] | Ballentine Indoors | Display, Book on CD Fiction | In |
More Formats
Unabridged.
Compact discs.
In container (17 cm.).
Sound recording.
Narrated by the author.
Issued also on cassette.
National Book Award for Fiction, 1983.
Compact discs.
In container (17 cm.).
Sound recording.
Narrated by the author.
Issued also on cassette.
National Book Award for Fiction, 1983.