From one of America's most distinguished black novelists, the acclaimed bestseller that won the 1991 Booklist Award for Best Adult Fiction. Ursa is a well-educated, good-hearted, hard-working young black woman living in New York--a woman seeking to come to terms with herself, her life, and her parents back home in the West Indies.
Paule Marshall Ordine dei libri (cronologico)
9 aprile 1929 – 12 agosto 2019
Paule Marshall è stata una scrittrice americana la cui opera è caratterizzata da una profonda esplorazione dell'identità afroamericana e del patrimonio culturale. La sua prosa si distingue per un linguaggio ricco e uno stile poetico che cattura le complessità della vita e la ricerca delle proprie radici. Marshall si concentra nelle sue opere sulle esperienze delle donne e della comunità, enfatizzando la forza e la resilienza di fronte alle sfide sociali e storiche. Il suo lavoro è considerato essenziale per la letteratura americana del XX secolo.
Lobgesang auf die Witwe
- 365pagine
- 13 ore di lettura
Ein Loblied für die Witwe - bk1006; Rowohlt Verlag; Paule Marshall; pocket_book; 1986
Reena and Other Stories
- 210pagine
- 8 ore di lettura
This collection of short works illustrates the growth of a remarkable writer. Opening the volume is the much-acclaimed autobiographical essay, “From the Poets in the Kitchen,” which pays homage to the hard-working, storytelling West Indian women who serve as her muses—women who fought back against oppression and invisibility using the only weapon at their command: the spoken word. Such women appear in her luminous short stories, which travel from Brooklyn to Barbados and back again.
Brown Girl, Brownstones
- 256pagine
- 9 ore di lettura
Set against the backdrop of the Depression and World War II in Brooklyn, the story follows Selina Boyce, a young woman navigating her identity amid her immigrant family's contrasting aspirations. Her mother is determined to secure a better future through education and homeownership, while her father yearns for their homeland in Barbados. As Selina confronts the challenges of racism and poverty, she embarks on a journey of self-discovery, making this a poignant coming-of-age narrative and a compelling depiction of the quest for the American Dream.
