Alice Walker

Alice Walker (full name: Alice Malsenior Walker) is a famous American author. Her short stories, poems, and novels are lauded by the general public and critics alike for their careful treatment of American-African cultures. Most of her works (particularly The Color Purple released in 1982) focused solely on women.

Alice never had an easy childhood; for starters, she was born in a family of American-African sharecroppers. During her later years, an accident made one of her eyes blind, which prompts her mom to give Alice a typewriter and let her write stories rather than do chores. Despite such difficulties, she still excelled in her academic studies and started to write books more seriously after graduation.

Alice Walker has touched many people with her books ever since then, to the point that some of them were even adapted into movies. The Color Purple, as we mentioned above - is one of her most successful works; it was adapted into an Oscar-nominated movie, a 2005 Broadway musical, and another movie adaptation that will come in 2023.

Walker's poetry collections are as remarkable as her fiction stories. They lend critical insights into the Civil Rights movements, demonstrating and emphasizing African-American racial oppressions that people have to face on a frequent basis. Thanks to these works, the author has inspired thousands of people in the world to keep battling for equal rights.

Born: 1944

Notable works: The Color Purple, Everyday Use