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Word: authority (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...substance and style are disappointing. Temple is more memorable for its enjoyable story of three marriages than for its message about religion, which is, I think, what an author of the caliber of Walker wanted to convey. Pop style and deep ideas just do not mix in any effective way. As a quick read the book is quite good, but Walker fails to present a moving story...

Author: By Amy B. Shuffelton, | Title: A Disappointing Mixture of Pop Style and Deep Ideas | 5/8/1989 | See Source »

...been seven years between novels for the author. "I needed all those years to get back to her," Walker said...

Author: By Amy B. Shuffelton, | Title: Pulitzer-Winning Author Alice Walker Visits Coop | 5/5/1989 | See Source »

Seated at a table between a vase of lilies and her agent yesterday, Pulitzer-winning author Alice Walker signed books at the Harvard Coop and elaborated on her billing of her fourth novel as "A romance of 500,000 years...

Author: By Amy B. Shuffelton, | Title: Pulitzer-Winning Author Alice Walker Visits Coop | 5/5/1989 | See Source »

Martin said her only question for the author was "how she does...

Author: By Amy B. Shuffelton, | Title: Pulitzer-Winning Author Alice Walker Visits Coop | 5/5/1989 | See Source »

Walker, who lives in northern California, flew to Boston to speak at the Boston Globe's book and author luncheon later this week...

Author: By Amy B. Shuffelton, | Title: Pulitzer-Winning Author Alice Walker Visits Coop | 5/5/1989 | See Source »

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