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978-0-15-189905-0. OCLC. 188256. The Third Life of Grange Copeland is the debut novel of American author Alice Walker. Published in 1970, it is set in rural Georgia. It tells the story of Grange, his wife, their son Brownfield, and granddaughter Ruth. [1]
- Alice Walker
- 247 pp.
- 1970
- 1970
Jan 1, 1970 · A classic Alice Walker narrative of the pains and struggles in the Black community. The book takes place in Georgia in 1920 and follows the Copelands up to the 1960's. The story centers around two main figures Grange Copeland and his son Brownfield. Both experience a harsh life filled with oppression in the racist south.
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Summary. PDF Cite. The Third Life of Grange Copeland, a three-generational account of the Copeland family, begins in rural Georgia in the 1920’s and ends during the early stages of the Civil ...
May 26, 2003 · The Third Life of Grange Copeland. Paperback – May 26, 2003. Despondent over the futility of life in the South, black tenant farmer Grange Copeland leaves his wife and son in Georgia to head North. After meeting an equally humiliating existence there, he returns to Georgia, years later, to find his son, Brownfield, imprisoned for the murder ...
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A novel by Alice Walker about three generations of an African American family in Georgia. The novel explores the themes of survival, oppression, and resistance in the context of racism, sex, and violence.
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Aug 26, 2010 · After meeting an equally humiliating existence there, he returns to Georgia, years later, to find his son, Brownfield, imprisoned for the murder of his wife. As the guardian of the couple's youngest daughter, Grange Copeland is looking at his third and final chance to free himself from spiritual and social enslavement." -- Back cover
The Third Life of Grange Copeland demonstrates the stifling effect of an ongoing pattern of racial oppression, while suggesting that this pattern can be broken. The perceived inescapable nature of ...
