Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth | Alice Walker reads ‘the God section’ from ‘The Color Purple’

Duration: 1'16''

Synopsis

Alice Walker reads out a section from 'The Color Purple' that has been referred to as 'the God section'.

Further Information
Other Archive resources
The Color Purple | BBC Two | 2019

Novels That Shaped Our World | The Color Purple

An introduction to the plot, character and context of Alice Walker's 'The Color Purple'.
The Color Purple | BBC Four | 2013

Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth | Reception and controversy of 'The Color Purple'

Discussions of both the popularity and controversy of reception to 'The Color Purple'.