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Catapulted to fame in 1982 with the publication of her third novelâthe Pulitzer Prizeâwinning The Color PurpleâAlice Walker has become one of Americaâs most celebrated and divisive authors. With books such as Meridian and The Third Life of Grange Copeland, Walkerâs writing has frequently been cited for messages in support of civil rights and feminism. Above all, however, Walker is a spiritual seeker. Her works are dominated by the search for truth, wholeness, and the spirit that connects everyone and everything. In Alice Walkerâs Metaphysics: Literature of Spirit, Nagueyalti Warren examines the philosophy and worldview present in all of Walkerâs writing. Warren contends that Walker is a literary theologian, citing the transformative changes that take place in the authorâs fictional characters. Warren also points to Walkerâs bravery in approaching taboo subjects, her generosity of spirit, and her love for humanity, which are represented throughout her poems, novels, short stories, childrenâs books, and essays. This analysis is further supplemented by primary sources from Walkerâs unpublished material, including notes and scrapbooks. By exploring the spirituality evident throughout the authorâs work, this volume shows how Walker challenges readers to recognize and understand their responsibility to the earthâand to one another. Providing a fresh, accessible look at one of the twentieth centuryâs most prolific women writers, Alice Walkerâs Metaphysics: Literature of Spirit will appeal to both academics and fans of the authorâs varied literature. |
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