{"product_id":"brown-girl-brownstones-9780143139218","title":"Brown Girl, Brownstones","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe beloved novel about a New York City girlhood that heralded a renaissance in Black women's literature, with a new foreword by Nicole Dennis-Benn, the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePatsy \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHere Comes the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine'\u003c\/i\u003es 25 Most Significant New York City Novels from the Last 100 Years \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Penguin Classic \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSelina Boyce comes of age in 1940s New York as the daughter of two immigrants from Barbados: a free-spirited father she adores and who dreams of returning to his Caribbean island home, and a disciplined, hardworking mother she admires and who is determined to purchase their Brooklyn brownstone. When her father comes into an unexpected inheritance, Selina is torn between his nostalgia for the past and her mother's ambition for the future, all while negotiating racism, sexuality, Depression-era poverty, and the competing values of African Americans and her West Indian immigrant community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in 1959, \u003ci\u003eBrown Girl, Brownstones \u003c\/i\u003eopened a window into the rich inner life of Black women and today ranks with \u003ci\u003eA Tree Grows in Brooklyn \u003c\/i\u003eas one of the great New York City novels. With her autobiographical debut, Paule Marshall paved the way for Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Audre Lorde, June Jordan, and Maya Angelou--and took her place in the American literary canon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePenguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paule Marshall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.75h x 5.14w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143139218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaule Marshall\u003c\/b\u003e (1929-2019) was a MacArthur \"genius,\" a Guggenheim fellow, and the recipient of numerous other honors, including the American Book Award, the John Dos Passos Prize for Literature, and the Anisfield-Wolf Lifetime Achievement Award. A member of \"the Sisterhood\" of Black women writers that included Toni Morrison, Audre Lorde, June Jordan, and Alice Walker, she published five novels--\u003ci\u003eBrown Girl, Brownstones \u003c\/i\u003e(1959); \u003ci\u003eThe Chosen Place, the Timeless People \u003c\/i\u003e(1969); \u003ci\u003ePraisesong for the Widow\u003c\/i\u003e (1983); \u003ci\u003eDaughters \u003c\/i\u003e(1991); and \u003ci\u003eThe Fisher King \u003c\/i\u003e(2001)--as well as a collection of novellas, \u003ci\u003eSoul Clap Hands and Sing \u003c\/i\u003e(1961); a short-story collection, \u003ci\u003eReena and Other Stories \u003c\/i\u003e(1983); and a memoir, \u003ci\u003eTriangular Road \u003c\/i\u003e(2009). Born and raised in Brooklyn to parents from Barbados, she died in Richmond, Virginia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicole Dennis-Benn\u003c\/b\u003e (foreword) is the author of the Read with Jenna Book Club pick \u003ci\u003ePatsy\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a national bestseller and a Lambda Literary Award winner, and \u003ci\u003eHere Comes the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the Year and a Lambda Literary Award winner. Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, she teaches at Princeton and lives with her wife in Brooklyn, New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Paule Marshall \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48449287159965,"sku":"9780143139218","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_145a7d68-8206-4360-b076-7158d24ac552.jpg?v=1781631390","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/brown-girl-brownstones-9780143139218","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}