书籍介绍
Teh Color Purple is a classic. With over a million copies sold in the UK alone, it is hailed as one the all-time "greats" of literature, inspiring generations of readers.
Set in the deep American South between the wars, it is the tale of Celie, a young Black girl born into poverty and segregation. Raped repeatedly by the man she calls "father", she has two children taken away from her, is separated from her beloved sister Nettie, and is trapped into an ugly marriage. But then she meets the glamorous Shug Avery, singer and magic-maker -- a woman who has taken charge of her own destiny. Gradually Celie discovers the power and joy of her own spirit, freeing herself from her past and reuniting her with those she loves.
用户评论
Countless women are mistreated by men. Only resistance can truly set them free.
Alice Walker在妹妹这个角色上似乎投射了自己的立场，她的作用似乎游离出叙事体之外成了一种人为的政治化努力。但她的段落是这部无比真挚动情的、总体上十分成功的小说里唯一的弱点。我想书中的情感应大部分归功于作者聪明而高效的叙事方式，这种私密的、近乎祈祷式的讲述成为了读者同理心的源泉。一个女人从苦难中慢慢走来，最后在周遭的树木天空星光和人群里找到了主。故事结束于和解与团圆，我想这种乐观主义是以黑人和妇女为代表的弱者群体的原始的、质朴的、也迫切需要的智慧。
the power and joy of her own spirit, freeing herself from her past and reuniting her with those she loves.
简单的黑人语言传达出不简单的情绪
不屈才有可能挣脱恶劣的处境
Celie asked for a purple skirt the first time someone asked her to choose. And finally she owned a room purple, her own. Life played a joke on her. But she got through with God and her beloved ones. This book got me see the other side of black people's lives and let me know that hatred does no good but love brings all peace and hope.
仔细想想好像之前没怎么读过关于一个人一生的故事。用了四周的时间陪Celie回顾她的一生，曾痛苦到一搁再搁，终于读完放下，感到宁静与淡淡的满足。