The Color Purple by Alice Walker

From Book Trigger Warnings
The Color Purple
Cover of The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Author(s) Alice Walker
Published June 1, 1982
Publisher Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Genre(s) Domestic Fiction
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Age group Adult


The Color Purple by Alice Walker is an adult historical, domestic, literary fiction novel, originally published on June 1, 1982. It is the first book in The Color Purple Collection.

Trigger Warnings

  • Abuse (sexual, emotional, physical)
  • Colonization (mission trips)
  • Domestic abuse
  • Female genital mutilation
  • Incest
  • Infidelity
  • Pedophilia
  • Racism
  • Rape
  • Scarification
  • Sexism
  • Teen pregnancy
  • Violence

Representation

An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.

  • WLW Black main character/narrator*
  • Black cast*
  • WLW Black love interest*

Tropes