The Chosen Place The Timeless People

Author : Paule Marshall
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1984-09-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780394726335

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The Chosen Place, The Timeless People by Paule Marshall Pdf

The chosen place is Bourneville, a remote, devastated part of a Caribbean island; the timeless people are its inhabitants—black, poor, inextricably linked to their past enslavement. When the advance team for an ambitious American research project arrives, the tense, ambivalent relationships that evolve, between natives and foreigners, black and whites, haves and have-nots, keenly dramatize the vicissitudes of power. “An important and moving book . . . Marshall is as wise as she is bold, for in compromising neither her politics nor her understanding of people, she makes better sense of both.”—Village Voice

Author : Paule Marshall
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0613332873

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Chosen Place, the Timeless People by Paule Marshall Pdf

Author : Paule Marshall
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780486118604

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Brown Girl, Brownstones by Paule Marshall Pdf

Set in Brooklyn during the Depression and World War II, this 1953 coming-of-age novel centers on the daughter of Barbadian immigrants. "Passionate, compelling." — Saturday Review. "Remarkable for its courage." — The New Yorker.

Author : Paule Marshall
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2009-03-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780786744213

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Triangular Road by Paule Marshall Pdf

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 MarshallÕs life during a crucial phase and introduced her to the world of European letters during a whirlwind tour of the continent. 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.

Author : Paule Marshall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : African American women
ISBN : 1852422939

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Daughters by Paule Marshall Pdf

Daughters is the story of Ursa Mackenzie, a black woman caught between two cultures - the USA and the Caribbean. Rejecting the lure of success, Ursa turns her back on a well-paid corporate research job and a stable, if loveless, relationship with a black academic. Remaining true to herself involves returning to Triunion, her Caribbean island, where she is forced to confront the moral and political ambiguities that underpin the charisma of her father, a leading politician. With compassion and honesty, Paule Marshall shows how the past always intrudes on the present. For Ursa, this means accepting that her life in the United States is bound by events that took place a long time ago in another wing of the black diaspora.

Author : Paule Marshall
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1984-04-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780452267114

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Praisesong for the Widow by Paule Marshall Pdf

From the acclaimed author of Daughters and Brown Girl, Brownstones comes a “work of exceptional wisdom, maturity, and generosity, one in which the palpable humanity of its characters transcends any considerations of race or sex”(Washington Post Book World). Avey Johnson—a black, middle-aged, middle-class widow given to hats, gloves, and pearls—has long since put behind her the Harlem of her childhood. Then on a cruise to the Caribbean with two friends, inspired by a troubling dream, she senses her life beginning to unravel—and in a panic packs her bag in the middle of the night and abandons her friends at the next port of call. The unexpected and beautiful adventure that follows provides Avey with the links to the culture and history she has so long disavowed. “Astonishingly moving.”—Anne Tyler, The New York Times Book Review

Author : Dorothy Hamer Denniston
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0870498398

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The Fiction of Paule Marshall by Dorothy Hamer Denniston Pdf

Introduction : anatomy of an aesthetic : the African cultural base -- 1. Challenging the American norm : the gendered sensibility in the Valley between -- 2. Beyond bildungsroman : constructions of gender and culture in Brown girl, brownstones -- 3. Cultural expansion and masculine subjectivity : Soul clap hands and sing -- 4. Maturation and multiplicity in consciousness : the short stories -- 5. Changing the present order : personal and political liberation in The chosen place, the timeless people -- 6. Recognition and recovery : diasporan connections in Praisesong for the widow -- 7. Transformation and re-creation of female identity in Daughters.

Author : Paule Marshall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-27
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1496823389

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Conversations with Paule Marshall by Paule Marshall Pdf

The first collection of interviews with the acclaimed African American/Afro-Caribbean author of Triangular Road; The Chosen Place, the Timeless People; and Brown Girl, Brownstones

Author : Paule Marshall
Publisher : Feminist Press at CUNY
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0935312242

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Reena and Other Stories by Paule Marshall Pdf

   This collection of Paule Marshall's short works illustrates the growth of a remarkable writer. For the first time these stories, long out of print or difficult to obtain, appear together in a single volume. Introducing the volume is Marshall's much acclaimed autobiographical essay, "From the Poets in the Kitchen" from the New York Times Book Review's series called "The Making of a Writer." This collection included newly written autobiographical headnotes to each story and "Merle," a novella excerpted from Marshall's 1969 novel, The Chosen Place, The Timeless People , and extensively reshaped and rewritten for this collection. It stands as an independent story about one of the most memorable women in contemporary fiction.

Author : Arlene Keizer
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781501727375

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Black Subjects by Arlene Keizer Pdf

Writers as diverse as Carolivia Herron, Charles Johnson, Paule Marshall, Toni Morrison, and Derek Walcott have addressed the history of slavery in their literary works. In this groundbreaking new book, Arlene R. Keizer contends that these writers theorize the nature and formation of the black subject and engage established theories of subjectivity in their fiction and drama by using slave characters and the condition of slavery as focal points. In this book, Keizer examines theories derived from fictional works in light of more established theories of subject formation, such as psychoanalysis, Althusserian interpellation, performance theory, and theories about the formation of postmodern subjects under late capitalism. Black Subjects shows how African American and Caribbean writers' theories of identity formation, which arise from the varieties of black experience re-imagined in fiction, force a reconsideration of the conceptual bases of established theories of subjectivity. The striking connections Keizer draws between these two bodies of theory contribute significantly to African American and Caribbean Studies, literary theory, and critical race and ethnic studies.

Author : James Riley
Publisher : Aladdin
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781534425842

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The Chosen One by James Riley Pdf

Fort and his friends face more perilous ancient magic as they race towards the final battle to save humanity in this fifth and final installment in the fantastical series from the author of the New York Times bestselling Story Thieves! Fort Fitzgerald is finally reunited with his father and wants nothing more than for life to return to normal, the way things were before magic burst back into the world. But normal isn’t an option anymore. Not when the Old Ones could still return to enslave humanity and Damian is dead set on making that happen. Convinced he’s the Chosen One the prophecy says will save the world, Damian has mastered all six books of magic and plans to summon the Old Ones to destroy them. Fort knows better though—Damian has no chance of defeating the Old Ones once they arrive. Maybe Fort could stop Damian if he could use the magic from the dragon dictionary, but he’s consumed with strange visions each time he tries. The only hope left is for Fort, Jia, and Rachel to recruit the help of old friends—and enemies. But how can they know who to trust? Because unless they can find the truth behind the web of secrets and lies surrounding the prophecy of the Chosen One, Fort’s visions, Arthurian legends, and even magic itself, they've already lost.

Author : Paule Marshall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015014880697

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Soul Clap Hands and Sing by Paule Marshall Pdf

In each vignette, an aged man who has sacrificed human companionship to pursue fame, security, material possessions, or prestige comes face to face with his hollow existence and imminent death. A dramatic confrontation precipitated by female characters offers each a chance to inject greater meaning into his life.

Author : C.T. Adams,Cathy Clamp
Publisher : Tor Paranormal Romance
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2008-03-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429968577

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Timeless Moon by C.T. Adams,Cathy Clamp Pdf

Josette Monier is a legend among the Sazi. One of the most powerful, beautiful, and oldest Sazi in existence, she lives in self-imposed exile. Her gift of sight is so strong that to be around other living creatures is to be in pain. What Josette has experienced lies beyond the scope of the Sazi, for her mate is in love with someone else. But when her gift of sight reveals trouble for her community, she knows that she has no choice. She must set aside her personal pain and save her people. And perhaps save herself and find love again. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Moira Ferguson
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781438444208

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A Human Necklace by Moira Ferguson Pdf

From Brown Girl, Brownstones (1959) to The Fisher King (2000), Paule Marshall's novels, novellas, and short stories include a rich cast of unforgettable men, women, and children who forge spiritual as well as emotional and geographical paths toward their ancestors. In this, the first critical study to address all of Marshall's fiction, Moira Ferguson argues that Marshall's work collectively constitutes a multigenerational saga of the African diaspora across centuries and continents. In creating a space for her characters' interrupted lives and those of their elders and ancestors, Ferguson argues, Marshall trains a spotlight on slavery's wake and engages her fiction in the service of healing deep global wounds.

Author : Alexandra Monir
Publisher : Ember
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-13
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780385738392

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Timeless by Alexandra Monir Pdf

When tragedy strikes Michele Windsor’s world, she is forced to uproot her life and move across the country to New York City, to live with the wealthy, aristocratic grandparents she’s never met. In their old Fifth Avenue mansion filled with a century’s worth of family secrets, Michele discovers a diary that hurtles her back in time to the year 1910. There, in the midst of the glamorous Gilded Age, Michele meets the young man with striking blue eyes who has haunted her dreams all her life – a man she always wished was real, but never imagined could actually exist. And she finds herself falling for him, into an otherworldly, time-crossed romance. Michele is soon leading a double life, struggling to balance her contemporary high school world with her escapes into the past. But when she stumbles upon a terrible discovery, she is propelled on a race through history to save the boy she loves – a quest that will determine the fate of both of their lives.