paperback, brochura, 336 pages
Portuguese language
Published Nov. 5, 2009 by José Olympio.
Publicado com sucesso nos Estados Unidos, o romance A Cor Púrpura tornou-se conhecido, principalmente, após a adaptação para o cinema por Steven Spielberg, num filme estrelado por Whoopi Goldberg (Celie) e Oprah Winfrey (Sofia). A personagem principal, Celie, negra, semianalfabeta, no sul dos Estados Unidos, vive entre cuidar da família e planeja uma história diferente da sua para a irmã, Nettie. Acompanhamos sua vida por mais de trinta anos, por meio das cartas que escreve para Deus e, posteriormente, para a irmã. Em oposição à solidão, pobreza, brutalidade e violência, Celie vai descobrir outras maneiras de sentir.
The growth of Celie is one I won't ever get out of my mind.
The growth of Celie is one I won't ever get out of my mind.
This book was an amazing experience. I knew nothing going into it and coming out of it wanting to watch the movie and listen to the musical adaptations. As a white person, I think it is important for me to read this book because it helped me understand parts of a black woman's experiences and I was about to connect them to history and my personal life. Walker's writing is very easy to understand and shows a lot of character. I was rooting for Celine throughout the whole book. All of her relationships with other people were so fascinating to read. It left me broken but still whole.
