Literature Library author

Paule Marshall

A concise guide to Paule Marshall's body of work, major titles, and recurring themes.

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Coming-of-age novel
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Author overview

Paule Marshall (1929–2019) was a novelist whose body of work spans coming-of-age novel. This writing is associated with United States. Major works and useful reading starting points include Brown Girl, Brownstones. Key themes include Home as property, memory, and choice, Immigrant ambition and its pressure, Growing into a Black Caribbean American identity, and Dreams tested by labor and consequence.

Reading pathway

Begin with Brown Girl, Brownstones.

Representative starting points

Brown Girl, Brownstones

Selina Boyce grows from ten-year-old observer to young artist while her Barbadian immigrant parents fight over land, homeownership, belonging, and the future she should choose.

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