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The Temple of My Familiar is a 1989 novel by Alice Walker. It is an ambitious and multi-narrative novel containing the interleaved stories of Arveyda, a musician in search of his past; Carlotta, his Latin American wife who lives in exile from hers; Suwelo, a black professor of American History who realizes that his generation of men ...
- Alice Walker
- 1989
Jan 1, 1989 · The Temple of My Familiar. Alice Walker. 4.05. 14,562 ratings613 reviews. A visionary cast of characters weave together their past and present in a brilliantly intricate tapestry of tales. It is the story of the dispossessed and displaced, of peoples whose history is ancient and whose future is yet to come.
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A novel by Alice Walker that explores the themes of femininity, colonialism, and spirituality across time and space. It follows the intertwined stories of various characters, some from The Color Purple, and their past and present lives.
A novel by Alice Walker that explores themes of time, change, and connection through multiple narratives and characters. Learn about the book's literary techniques, historical revisions, and social ideas, and get access to questions and answers.
A novel that explores themes of spirituality, identity, and justice through the stories of diverse characters. A sequel to The Color Purple, it is a New York Times bestseller and a literary masterpiece.
The Temple of My Familiar. The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Color Purple weaves a “glorious and iridescent” tapestry of interrelated lives in this New York Times...
Described by the author as “a romance of the last 500,000 years,” The Temple of My Familiar creates a new mythology from old fables and history, and along with it a profoundly spiritual explanation for centuries of shared African American experience.
- Alice Walker
