Supposedly Fun | A Great Book With a Problematic Author: Alice Walker's The Color Purple, A Pulitzer Prize Deep Dive @SupposedlyFun | Uploaded December 2023 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
The Color Purple is an American literary masterpiece that won a Pulitzer Prize and has been adapted as a film twice. But author Alice Walker has some controversial opinions. Does that impact how we see her work? Expand for more information. 👇
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My Website Post (With Links and Sources): supposedlyfun.com/2023/12/27/when-a-good-book-comes-from-a-complicated-author-the-color-purple-and-alice-walker-a-pulitzer-prize-deep-dive
Further Viewing 🎥
My Pulitzer Prize Ranking (So Far): youtu.be/oqGUQWCJEt4
What Is the Great American Novel? youtu.be/MeaLqLcDrjs
1917: The Origins of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: youtu.be/Y0twmkZ0M8o
1918: Did the Wrong Book Win? youtu.be/fiURZEHNy4Y
1935: Now in November: Was the Youngest Pulitzer Winner Blacklisted? youtu.be/rx7IeJo3RlA
1937: Is Gone With the Wind Racist? youtu.be/7kdP568OC_Q
1940: Is The Grapes of Wrath Plagiarism? youtu.be/vJigIHKqL0I
1986: Is Lonesome Dove the Great American Novel? youtu.be/bf5tx26fKNs
1988: Beloved and the Ghosts of Slavery: youtu.be/TzlTdLCqjAs
2010: How On Earth Did Tinkers Win a Pulitzer? youtu.be/9yXxr3O_jDg
The 2012 Pulitzer Controversy: youtu.be/ydylVjwjCPo
2018: Less: What Type of Book Deserves to Win Book Awards? youtu.be/U-rL7ewcNwA
2022: Why Did The Netanyahus Win a Pulitzer? youtu.be/BSS6eGkWSZw
2023: How Did Trust and Demon Copperhead Tie? youtu.be/xIrKCP1kF7U
Titles Mentioned 📚
The Color Purple, Alice Walker: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780143135692
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, Anne Tyler: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780449911594
Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781101971062
Time Stamps ⏰
Snapshot: 1982: 03:22
What Is The Color Purple About? 06:58
What Does the Title of The Color Purple Mean? 12:34
Why Did This Win a Pulitzer Prize? 13:37
Is This Novel Any Good? 14:27
Who Is Alice Walker? 18:14
Is The Color Purple Problematic? 20:05
Should Alice Walker or The Color Purple Be Canceled? 27:01
Are There Adaptations or Sequels? 34:31
Is The Color Purple the Great American Novel? 35:09
What Was The Color Purple's Competition for the Pulitzer? 35:29
Should The Color Purple Have Won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction? 37:55
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The Color Purple is an American literary masterpiece that won a Pulitzer Prize and has been adapted as a film twice. But author Alice Walker has some controversial opinions. Does that impact how we see her work? Expand for more information. 👇
Links 💻
My Website Post (With Links and Sources): supposedlyfun.com/2023/12/27/when-a-good-book-comes-from-a-complicated-author-the-color-purple-and-alice-walker-a-pulitzer-prize-deep-dive
Further Viewing 🎥
My Pulitzer Prize Ranking (So Far): youtu.be/oqGUQWCJEt4
What Is the Great American Novel? youtu.be/MeaLqLcDrjs
1917: The Origins of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: youtu.be/Y0twmkZ0M8o
1918: Did the Wrong Book Win? youtu.be/fiURZEHNy4Y
1935: Now in November: Was the Youngest Pulitzer Winner Blacklisted? youtu.be/rx7IeJo3RlA
1937: Is Gone With the Wind Racist? youtu.be/7kdP568OC_Q
1940: Is The Grapes of Wrath Plagiarism? youtu.be/vJigIHKqL0I
1986: Is Lonesome Dove the Great American Novel? youtu.be/bf5tx26fKNs
1988: Beloved and the Ghosts of Slavery: youtu.be/TzlTdLCqjAs
2010: How On Earth Did Tinkers Win a Pulitzer? youtu.be/9yXxr3O_jDg
The 2012 Pulitzer Controversy: youtu.be/ydylVjwjCPo
2018: Less: What Type of Book Deserves to Win Book Awards? youtu.be/U-rL7ewcNwA
2022: Why Did The Netanyahus Win a Pulitzer? youtu.be/BSS6eGkWSZw
2023: How Did Trust and Demon Copperhead Tie? youtu.be/xIrKCP1kF7U
Titles Mentioned 📚
The Color Purple, Alice Walker: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780143135692
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, Anne Tyler: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780449911594
Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781101971062
Time Stamps ⏰
Snapshot: 1982: 03:22
What Is The Color Purple About? 06:58
What Does the Title of The Color Purple Mean? 12:34
Why Did This Win a Pulitzer Prize? 13:37
Is This Novel Any Good? 14:27
Who Is Alice Walker? 18:14
Is The Color Purple Problematic? 20:05
Should Alice Walker or The Color Purple Be Canceled? 27:01
Are There Adaptations or Sequels? 34:31
Is The Color Purple the Great American Novel? 35:09
What Was The Color Purple's Competition for the Pulitzer? 35:29
Should The Color Purple Have Won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction? 37:55
My Affiliate Page on Bookshop: bookshop.org/shop/supposedlyfun
If you would like to support this channel, please feel free to use Super Thanks or the affiliate links to Bookshop, but please do not feel obligated. I appreciate your presence regardless.
But wait, there's more!
Email: supposedlyfungreg-at-gmail.com
Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/supposedlyfun
Instagram: instagram.com/supposedlyfun
Website: supposedlyfun.com
