| Possessing the Secret of Joy Contributor(s): Walker, Alice (Author) |
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ISBN: 0151731527 ISBN-13: 9780151731527 Publisher: Amistad Press OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 1992 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Women - Fiction | African American - Women - Fiction | Cultural Heritage |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 92006883 |
| Physical Information: 1.14" H x 5.57" W x 9.58" (1.15 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African - Ethnic Orientation - African - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A provocative novel about an African tribal woman's battle with madness after the trauma of a childhood genital mutilation. |
Contributor Bio(s): Walker, Alice: - ALICE WALKER is an internationally celebrated writer, poet, and activist whose books include seven novels, four collections of short stories, four children's books, and volumes of essays and poetry. She won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction in 1983 and the National Book Award. |