1 ene 1982 año - Alice Walker's The Color
Purple is published
Tackling difficult realities of life, Alice Walker
wished to highlight social problems no one
wished to address. Alice Walker, with The Color
Purple, focused on issues prevalent in society
during the 80s, such as homosexuality.
Furthermore, breaking a cultural silence on
these issues, she challenged the respectability
politics of the 80s. In 1983, The Color Purple
received the Pulitzer Prize despite the
controversy surrounding the content.