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The Same River Twice : Honoring the Difficult by Alice Walker (1996, Hardcover)

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In the early eighties, the peaceful, reclusive life of poet and writer Alice Walker was interrupted by the appearance of three extraordinary gifts: a widely praised best-selling novel (The Color Purple), the Pulitzer Prize, and an offer from Steven Spielberg to make her novel into a film that would become a major international event. This last gift, which Walker identifies as "the knock at the door", led her into the labyrinth of a never-before-experienced creative collaboration, principally with Spielberg and Quincy Jones, and the "magic" and perils of moviemaking. The Same River Twice: Honoring the Difficult chronicles that period of transition, from recluse to public figure, and invites us to contemplate, along with her, the true significance of extraordinary gifts - especially when they are coupled, as in Walker's case, with the most severe criticism, overt hostility, and public censure from one's community of choice. The book is composed of entries from Walker's journals, correspondence - including letters to Spielberg, Jones, and Danny Glover, who played the much reviled Mister in the movie - and essays and articles that document the controversy in the African-American community upon the film's release. It also contains Walker's original screenplay for the film The Color Purple, a screenplay that ultimately was not used by Spielberg and has never been published. In three new essays, Walker looks back at what was taking place in her life at that time: the onset of a debilitating illness, the failing health of her adored mother, and the betrayal by her companion of thirteen years. How do the private and the public mesh, she asks, during periods of intense creativity and stress? Inwhat ways do they support or weaken each other?

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Scribner
ISBN-10
0684814196
ISBN-13
9780684814193
eBay Product ID (ePID)
577659

Product Key Features

Book Title
Same River Twice : Honoring the Difficult
Author
Alice Walker
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
American / African American, General, Film / History & Criticism
Publication Year
1996
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, Performing Arts
Number of Pages
304 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.2 in
Item Height
1 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Item Weight
21.4 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Ps3573.A425z47 1996
Copyright Date
1996
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
95-030056
Dewey Decimal
813.5/4
Dewey Edition
21

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