Paule Marshall (1929–2019)
Author of Brown Girl, Brownstones
About the Author
Paule Marshall was born on April 9, 1929 in Brooklyn, New York. She received a B.A. in English literature from Brooklyn College in 1953. She worked briefly as a librarian before joining Our World magazine. Her first novel, Brown Girl, Brownstones, was published in 1959. Her other novels include The show more Chosen Place, the Timeless People; Daughters; and The Fisher King. She is also the author of two collections of short fiction: Soul Clap Hands and Sing, which received the National Institute of Arts Award, and Reena and Other Stories. She has received several awards including the John Dos Passos Prize for Literature and the Columbus Foundation American Book Award for Praisesong for the Widow in 1983. Paule Marshall passed away on August 12, 2019 at the age of 90. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Paule Marshall
Fille noire, pierre sombre 3 copies
Marshall, Paule Archive 1 copy
Associated Works
Breaking Ice: An Anthology of Contemporary African-American Fiction (1990) — Contributor — 270 copies
The Best Short Stories by Black Writers, 1899-1967: The Classic Anthology (1967) — Contributor — 174 copies
Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Words and Writings by Women of African Descent from the Ancient… (1992) — Contributor — 157 copies
Black-Eyed Susans and Midnight Birds: Stories by and about Black Women (1990) — Contributor — 104 copies
The Oxford Book of Caribbean Short Stories: Reissue (Oxford Books of Prose) (1999) — Contributor — 93 copies
Her True-True Name : an anthology of women's writing from the Caribbean (1989) — Contributor — 43 copies
Centers of the Self: Stories by Black American Women, from the Nineteenth Century to the Present (1994) — Contributor — 28 copies
The Unforgetting Heart: An Anthology of Short Stories by African American Women (1859-1993) (1993) — Contributor — 23 copies
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- Other names
- Burke, Valenza Pauline (birth name)
- Birthdate
- 1929-04-09
- Date of death
- 2019-08-12
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Richmond, Virginia, USA
- Education
- Girls High School
Hunter College
Brooklyn College (BA ∙ 1952) - Occupations
- librarian
novelist
short-story writer
teacher - Organizations
- Our World
Yale University
Columbia University
Virginia Commonwealth University
New York University - Awards and honors
- John Dos Passos Prize (1989)
Guggenheim Fellowship (1961)
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award (2010)
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