TY - BOOK AU - Bates,Gerri TI - Alice Walker: a critical companion SN - 0313320241 (alk. paper) AV - PS3573.A425 Z57 2005 U1 - 813/.54 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Westport, Conn. PB - Greenwood Press KW - Walker, Alice, KW - Women and literature KW - United States KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - African Americans in literature N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-208) and index; The life of Alice Walker -- Literary contexts -- The third life of Grange Copeland (1970) -- Meridian (1976) -- The color purple (1982) -- The temple of my familiar (1989) -- Possessing the secret of joy (1992) -- By the light of my father's smile (1998) -- The way forward is with a broken heart (2000) -- Now is the time to open your heart : a novel (2004) UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0516/2005020066.html ER -