An edition of The Color Purple (1976)

The Color Purple

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An edition of The Color Purple (1976)

The Color Purple

Second reprint edition
  • 4.1 (76 ratings) ·
  • 1,346 Want to read
  • 79 Currently reading
  • 150 Have read

The Color Purple is a 1982 epistolary novel by American author Alice Walker which won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for Fiction.

The novel has been the frequent target of censors and appears on the American Library Association list of the 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2000–2009 at number seventeenth because of the sometimes explicit content, particularly in terms of violence. In 2003, the book was listed on the BBC's The Big Read poll of the UK's "best-loved novels."



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2023, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
in English
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Color Purple
2023, Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
in English
Cover of: Color Purple
Color Purple: A Novel
2023, Penguin Publishing Group
in English
Cover of: The Color Purple
The Color Purple
Jan 25, 2022, Penguin Classics
hardcover
Cover of: Color Purple
Color Purple: The Classic, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novel
2022, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
in English
Cover of: El color púrpura
El color púrpura
2021, Debolsillo
- 1ª ed., 9ª reimp.
Cover of: A cor púrpura
A cor púrpura
2021, José Olympio
in Portuguese
Cover of: Color Purple
Color Purple
2019, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
in English
Cover of: Koulè Mov La (Haitian Creole Edition) (French Edition)
Koulè Mov La (Haitian Creole Edition) (French Edition)
2019-04-08, JEBCA Editions
Cover of: The Color Purple
The Color Purple: A Novel
Dec 10, 2019, Penguin Books
paperback
Cover of: The Color Purple
The Color Purple
Mar 12, 2019, Audible Studios on Brilliance, Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio
mp3 cd
Cover of: Color Púrpura / the Color Purple
Color Púrpura / the Color Purple
2018, Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
in Spanish
Cover of: The Color Purple
The Color Purple
2017, Weidenfeld & Nicolson
paperback in English
Cover of: Color Purple (Musical Tie-In)
Color Purple (Musical Tie-In)
2015, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers
in English
Cover of: The color purple
The color purple
2014, Phoenix
in English
Cover of: De kleur paars
De kleur paars
2013, Artemis & co
Hardcover in Dutch
Cover of: Color Purple
Color Purple
2011, Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
in English
Cover of: Color Purple
Color Purple
2011, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
in English
Cover of: The Color Purple
The Color Purple
2011?, Phoenix, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Paperback in English - Phoenix paperback edition (38)
Cover of: Color Purple
Color Purple
2011, Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
in English
Cover of: Color Purple
Color Purple
2011, Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
in English
Cover of: Color Purple
Color Purple
2011, Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
in English
Cover of: The Color Purple
The Color Purple
Apr 02, 2010, Recorded Books, Inc.
audio cd
Cover of: Color Purple
Color Purple
2009, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
in English
Cover of: A Cor Púrpura
A Cor Púrpura
2009, José Olympio
Paperback, Brochura in Portuguese
Cover of: Color Purple
Color Purple
2007, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
in English
Cover of: The Color Purple (Read a Great Movie)
The Color Purple (Read a Great Movie)
March 24, 2005, Orion
Paperback - New Ed edition
Cover of: The Color Purple
The Color Purple
Nov 15, 2005, Harvest Books
paperback
Cover of: The Color Purple
The Color Purple
2004?, Harcourt
Mass Market Paperback in English - First Harvest edition (11)
Cover of: The Color Purple
The Color Purple
2004, Phoenix
paperback in English - paperback edition
Cover of: The Colour Purple
The Colour Purple
Jan 01, 2004, Phoenix
hardcover
Cover of: The Color Purple
The Color Purple
2004?, Harcourt, Inc.
Paperback in English - 1st Harvest Edition (V); Broadway tie-in
Cover of: The Color Purple
The Color Purple
2004, Paperview
in English
Cover of: The Color Purple
The Color Purple
2004?, Harcourt
Paperback in English - 1st Harvest ed. (L)
Cover of: Die Farbe Lila. Roman.
Die Farbe Lila. Roman.
June 1, 2003, Lübbe
Paperback in German
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El color púrpura
2001, Círculo de Lectores
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La Couleur Pourpre
2001-04-25, J'ai Lu
Mass Market Paperback in French
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Color Purple
2001, Women's Press, Limited, The
in English
Cover of: Color Purple
Color Purple
June 2000, Prentice Hall
Paperback in English
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Die Farbe Lila. Roman.
January 1, 2000, Rowohlt Tb.
Paperback in German
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De kleur paars
1999-02, Diemen
Paperback in Dutch
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The Color Purple
February 1, 1998, Washington Square Press
Paperback in English
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Màu tím =: nguyên tác, The color purple
1998, Văn Nghue
in Vietnamese - rAn bkan lsan 2.
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The Color Purple
January 1996, Buccaneer Books
Hardcover in English
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The Color Purple
1995, Women's Press
paperback in English - Reprint
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The Colour Purple
1993, The Women's press
Paperback
Cover of: The Color Purple
The Color Purple
1992?, Pocket Books
Mass Market Paperback in English - Movie Tie-In Edition; 1st Pocket Books printing (33)
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The Color Purple (Large Print))
1992, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Hardcover in English
Cover of: The Color Purple
The Color Purple
1992, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers
Hardcover in English - 1st edition (A)
Cover of: The Color Purple
The Color Purple
1992, Harcourt
Hardcover in English - 10th anniversary ed., First edition (F)
Cover of: The Color Purple
The Color Purple
1992?, Pocket Books
library binding in English - First Pocket Books Printing (37); movie tie-in
Cover of: The color purple
The color purple
1992, Women's Press, PHOENIX
in English - 10th anniversary limited edition.
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The color purple
1991, Cambridge University Press, in association with The Women's Press, Cambridge University Press
in English
Cover of: Color Purple
Color Purple
May 01, 1990, Demco Media
library binding
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The color purple.
1989, Women's Press
in English
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Color Purple
March 15, 1987, Pocket
Mass Market Paperback
Cover of: The Color Purple
The Color Purple
1987, Woman's Press
Paperback in English - Reprint; Movie Tie-in
Cover of: De kleur paars
De kleur paars
1987-08, Muntinga
Mass Market Paperback in Dutch - zevende druk; movie tie-in
Cover of: The Color Purple
The Color Purple
1986, Harper
Cover of: El color púrpura
El color púrpura
1986, Círculo de Lectores
Hardcover
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Farven lilla
1986, Lindhardt of Ringhof
in English - 3rd udg.
Cover of: El Color Purpura / the Color Purple
El Color Purpura / the Color Purple
January 1986, Plaza & Janes Editories Sa
Paperback in Spanish
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The color purple: a novel
1986, G.K. Hall
in English
Cover of: The color purple
The color purple
1986, Guild Publishing
hardcover in English - Fourth reprint
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El Color Purpura
1986-02, Plaza & Janes Editories, S.A.
Paperback in Spanish - Segunda ed.
Cover of: The Color Purple
The Color Purple
September 1986, Perfection Learning Prebound
Unknown Binding - Second reprint edition
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Cher bon Dieu
1986-05, France Loisirs
Hardcover in French - Edition du Club France Loisirs
Cover of: The Color Purple [Japanese Edition]
The Color Purple [Japanese Edition]
Nov 15, 1986, Shueisha
paperback bunko
Cover of: THE COLOR PURPLE
THE COLOR PURPLE
1986-01-01, Guild Publishing
Cover of: The Color Purple
The Color Purple
1985 12, Pocket Books
Mass Market Paperback in English - Movie Tie-In Edition; 1st Pocket Books mass-market printing (11)
Cover of: The color purple
The color purple
1985, Pocket Books
in English
Cover of: ha-Tsevaʻ argaman
ha-Tsevaʻ argaman
1985, Ladori
in Hebrew
Cover of: The color purple
The color purple
1985, Pocket Books
in English - Movie Tie-In Edition; 1st Pocket Books printing (34)
Cover of: Murasaki no furue
Murasaki no furue
1985, Shūeisha
in Japanese
Cover of: The Color Purple
The Color Purple
1985-12, Pocket Books
Mass Market Paperback in English - 1st Pocket Books mass-market printing (11); movie tie-in
Cover of: The Color Purple
The Color Purple
1985 12, Pocket Books
Mass Market Paperback in English - Movie Tie-In Edition; 1st Pocket Books mass-market printing (1)
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Renklerden Moru
1984, Inkilap
in English
Cover of: La couleur pourpre
La couleur pourpre
April 1, 1984, Robert Laffont
Paperback in French
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Die Farbe Lila
1984, Rowohlt
Paperback in German
Cover of: De kleur paars
De kleur paars
1984-11, In de Knipscheer
Paperback in Dutch - Tweede druk (paperback)
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El Color Purpura/the Color Purple: Il colore viola
1984, Frassinelli
Paperback
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El color púrpura
1984, Plaza & Janés
in Spanish - 1a ed.
Cover of: La couleur pourpre
La couleur pourpre
1984, J'ai lu
Cover of: The color purple.
The color purple.
1983, Pocket Books/Washington Square Press
in English
Cover of: The Color Purple
The Color Purple
January 31, 1983, Perfection Learning Prebound, Perfection Learning
Library Binding in English
Cover of: The color purple
The color purple
1983, Washington Square Press
in English
Cover of: The Color Purple
The Color Purple
1983-06, Washington Square Press
Paperback in English - First Washington Square Press printing (21)
Cover of: The Color Purple
The Color Purple
1983-06, Washington Square Press
Paperback in English - 1st Washington Square Press printing (1)
Cover of: The Color Purple
The Color Purple
1983-06, Washington Square Press
Paperback in English - First Washington Square Press printing (33)
Cover of: The Color Purple
The Color Purple
1983 06, Washington Square Press published by Pocket Books
Paperback in English - 1st Washington Square Press printing (26)
Cover of: The Color Purple
The Color Purple
September 1983, Perfection Learning Prebound
Unknown Binding
Cover of: The Color Purple
The Color Purple
1983 06, Washington Square Press
Paperback in English - 1st Washington Square Press printing (1)
Cover of: The Color Purple
The Color Purple
1982, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers
in English
Cover of: The Color Purple
The Color Purple
1982, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers
Hardcover in English - printing (I)
Cover of: The color purple
The color purple: a novel
1982, Simon & Schuster
in English
Cover of: The Color Purple
The Color Purple: A Novel
1982, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Hardcover in English
Cover of: The Color Purple
The Color Purple
Apr 20, 1976, Pocket Books
Paperback
Cover of: La Couleur Pourpre
La Couleur Pourpre
Publish date unknown, Editions 84
Mass Market Paperback in French

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"I am fourteen years old."

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OL9460361M
ISBN 10
0812446704
ISBN 13
9780812446708
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1718593

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I am fourteen years old.
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You better not never tell nobody but God.
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