The Temple of My Familiar
by:
Alice Walker (author)
Transcending the conventions of time and place, Walker's novel moves from contemporary America, England, and Africa to unfamiliar primal worlds, where women, men, and animals socialize in surprising ways. The author of The Color Purple has created a mesmerizing novel of vision and spirit.
Transcending the conventions of time and place, Walker's novel moves from contemporary America, England, and Africa to unfamiliar primal worlds, where women, men, and animals socialize in surprising ways. The author of The Color Purple has created a mesmerizing novel of vision and spirit.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780671683993 (0671683993)
Publish date: May 1st 1990
Publisher: Pocket Books
Pages no: 416
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
Cultural,
American,
Literary Fiction,
African American,
Feminism,
Contemporary,
Magical Realism,
Womens
Alice Walker has created memorable characters in her epic novel, The Temple of My Familiar. The author uses a personal-storytelling technique where the characters present their own life history by telling it -- at times, a little long-winded -- to another character whose life is emotionally intertwi...