 Alice Walker print proofs
Collection DescriptionHistorical NoteAlice Walker is an African American novelist, short-story writer, poet, essayist, and activist. Her most famous novel, The Color Purple, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award in 1983. For more information, please visit The New Georgia Encyclopedia Scope and ContentCollection consists of two sets of print proofs. Includes 49 copy edited pages from the final section of the uncorrected proof copy of Her Blue Body Everything We Know. Also includes a photocopy of a typescript of the novel Possessing the Secret of Joy submitted to the Book of the Month Club for consideration well in advance of publication. Administrative InformationPreferred CitationAlice Walker print proofs, ms4214, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries. Related Materials and SubjectsSubject Terms | ||||||||||||||||||