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One work by this writer expresses surprise that the title figure died of malnutrition, saying, "Hell, our condition ain't changed any since Phyllis Wheatley's time." In that work, this author recounts yelling, "I'm here! Are you?" in a graveyard, and says "a people does not throw its geniuses away" and that as "witnesses for the future" it is our duty to collect them again, "bone by bone" if necessary. This author pretended to be the titular figure's (*) niece in order to properly commemorate her in "In Search of Zora Neale Hurston." She also wrote about a woman whose stepson starts overeating because he feels emasculated by his wife Sofia. That novel by this author centers around a woman who finds independence making pants and develops a relationship with the singer Shug Avery. For 10 points, name this author who wrote about Celie in The Color Purple.
One work by this writer expresses surprise that the title figure died of malnutrition, saying, "Hell, our condition ain't changed any since Phyllis Wheatley's time.
Alice Walker