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Walker, Alice 1944–

Walker is a black American poet, novelist, short story writer, and essayist whose work has consistently reflected concern for the plight of the black American family. Her fiction is noted for its powerful narrative and sensitive portraits of black life in America. (See also CLC, Vols. 5, 6, 9, and Contemporary Authors, Vols. 37-40, rev. ed.)

1. Introduction
2. Chester J. Fontenot
3. Peter Erickson
4. Michael Dirda
5. Mary Helen Washington
6. Copyright

1. Alice Walker