About the Event:
It’s hard to overstate the literary and cultural influence of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer-prize winning novel The Color Purple. In the nearly forty years since its publication, this story of Black women coming of age in early twentieth-century Georgia has inspired an Oscar-nominated film, a Tony-award-winning musical, and the work of many contemporary writers, including New York Times critic Salamishah Tillet. Join Tillet and WBEZ reporter Natalie Moore for a conversation about the ongoing significance of this seminal novel as detailed in Tillet’s In Search of The Color Purple.
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This program will be livestreamed on YouTube on May 6th at 7pm central time with a live Q+A, and registered guests will have a period of 7 days to enjoy the program if you can’t join the livestream.
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About the Book:
Pre-order your book and support independent bookselling in Chicago. CHF does not earn revenue from book sales. Book prices include shipping.
Books will be shipped to registered guests within 7-10 business days of the event (U.S. addresses only). Please be patient as you may be affected by general shipping delays occurring nationwide.
The Chicago Humanities Festival is pleased to partner with the Seminary Co-op Bookstores, a not-for-profit bookstore whose mission is bookselling.
If you have any questions about Seminary Co-op book fulfillment, please contact Seminary Co-op.