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Triangular Road: A Memoir
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...more
Hardcover, 192 pages
Published
March 3rd 2009
by Basic Books
(first published March 2nd 2009)
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All reviewers were highly interested in a memoir by Marshall, an author critically praised but not well known. While praising the book as a whole, they disagreed on the overall effectiveness of Marshall's technique. Some reviewers felt that structuring the book as a series of essays emphasized Marshall's focused prose and unique voice. Others argued that readers would have been better served by a more developed, chronological autobiography. But the message of most reviewers was that readers shou
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Pretty familiar terrain for those who've read Marshall, but the clean, spare prose and genuine warmth are certainly to be appreciated. Something along the lines of a visit with a favorite aunt. Like Langston Hughes though, as she relates, I'm afraid that I too cannot come around to the silent "e" of her name and continue to refer to her as "Paul-e". Twenty plus years of habit are hard to change. And is it really Na-BAH-kov?
I enjoyed this memoir, especially the chapter on Richmond,VA. Marshall weaves in U.S. history as she tells her own story. I've ordered Brownstones, Brown Girl for the library, and am anxious to read it.
Essays/memoir on her experiences as an American-Barbadian writer. The first focuses on her experiences with Langston Hughes. Reading these fluid pieces makes me want to go back to her novels.
A great, spare memoir - but i have a feeling it's only useful for folks who have already read her novels, essays, and short stories.
I randomly picked this up off a sale table at The Strand bookstore in New York City. It was a surprisingly good find.
Very engaging. I read this while in Aruba. First time reading works by Ms. Marshall and I intend to read more.
very nice read. will pass this onto my teacher friend who teachers a pursuit of freedom course.
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Discuses the green flash at Grenada; opening homage to Langston Hughes
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well written, very interesting, made me want to read her fiction
Six Word Review: I absolutely live for writer memoirs.
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Paule Marshall was born Valenza Pauline Burke in Brooklyn to Barbadian parents and educated at Brooklyn College (1953) and Hunter College (1955).
Marshall has taught at Virginia Commonwealth University, the University of California, Berkeley, the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and Yale University before holding the Helen Gould Sheppard Chair of Literature and Culture at New York University. In...more
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Marshall has taught at Virginia Commonwealth University, the University of California, Berkeley, the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and Yale University before holding the Helen Gould Sheppard Chair of Literature and Culture at New York University. In...more
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