Triangular Road: A Memoir - Hardcover

Marshall, Paule

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0465013597 ISBN 13: 9780465013593

Publisher: Basic Civitas Books, 2009

Synopsis

In Triangular Road, famed novelist Paule Marshall tells the story of her years as a fledgling young writer in the 1960s. A memoir of self-discovery, it also offers an affectionate tribute to the inimitable Langston Hughes, who entered Marshalls life during a crucial phase and introduced her to the world of European letters during a whirlwind tour of the continent funded by the State Department. In the course of her journeys to Europe, Barbados, and eventually Africa, Marshall comes to comprehend the historical enormity of the African diaspora, an understanding that fortifies her sense of purpose as a writer. In this unflinchingly honest memoir, Paule Marshall offers an indelible portrait of a young black woman coming of age as a novelist in a literary world dominated by white men.

About this title

About the Authors

Paule Marshall is the author of five novels: Brown Girl, Brownstones;The Chosen Place, The Timeless People; Praisesong for the Widow; Daughters; and The Fisher King. A MacArthur Fellow and winner of the Dos Passos Prize for Literature, Professor Marshall has taught at various universities over the course of her lifetime; she now holds the Helen Gould Sheppard Chair of Literature and Culture at New York University. She lives in New York and Richmond, Virginia.

Paule Marshall recently retired from New York University where for thirteen years she held the Helen Gould Sheppard Chair of Literature and Culture.

Edition details

• Publisher: Basic Civitas Books
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0465013597
• ISBN 13: 9780465013593
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192