by Alice Walker · The Women's Press Ltd · tapa dura · ISBN 9780704350830
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«By the Light of My Father's Smile» is Alice Walker's contemporary novel, published by The Women's Press Ltd in hardcover (224 pages, in English).
The novel follows two sisters, Susannah and Magdalena, on a journey to the remote Sierras of Mexico, where a mestizo community on the brink of disappearance shows them a culture that will change their lives. Narrated by the deceased father from the spiritual world, it addresses female sexuality, spirituality, and the importance of forgiveness and love.
First edition, published on October 1, 1998, with 224 pages in hardcover and text in English.
For readers of feminist and contemporary literature interested in African American identity, sexuality, and spirituality.
Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist. In 1982, she became the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, which she was awarded for her novel The Color Purple. Over the span of her career, Walker has published seventeen novels and short story collections, twelve non-fiction works, and collections of essays and poetry.
