A champion for African-American and women's rights, Alice Walker reflects her beliefs in her passionate writing. Walker is best known for her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Color Purple, a compelling work that boldly tackles the issues of racism and sexism in the rural South. Perfect for student research, Alice Walker, 2018 Edition features a penetrating introduction by Harold Bloom that helps set the stage for this comprehensive critical portrait of one of the most influential writers of the last 40 years.