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My mother was very strong. Once, she picked up a coconut and smashed it against my father's head. It taught me about women defending themselves and not collapsing in a heap.


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Author Bio


  • NameAlice Walker
  • DescriptionAmerican author and activist
  • BornFebruary 9, 1944
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Poet; Novelist
  • WorksThe Color Purple
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; National Book Award; Lillian Smith Book Award; Lillian Smith Book Award; Humanist Of The Year