Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker (born February 9, 1944) is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist. In 1982, she became the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, which she was awarded for her novel The Color Purple. Over the span of her career, Walker has published seventeen novels and short story collections, twelve non-fiction works, and collections of essays and poetry.
Alice Walker
Author details
- Aliases:
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Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker
- Born:
- Feb. 9, 1944
External links
Books by Alice Walker
Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes
by James Baldwin, Herman Melville, E.B. White, and 164 others
