Description In "Triangular Road," famed novelist Paule Marshall tells the story of her years as a fledgling young writer in the 1960s.
She lives in Richmond, Virginia..
A MacArthur Fellow and winner of the John Dos Passos Prize for Literature, in 2009 she received the Anisfield-Wolf Lifetime Achievement Award.
About the Author Paule Marshall is the author of Brown Girl, Brownstones (1959)
Daughters (1992); and The Fisher King (2001).
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.
A Memoir of self-discovery, it also offers an affectionate tribute to the inimitable Langston Hughes, who entered Marshall\'s life during a crucial phase and introduced her to the world of European letters during a whirlwind tour of the continent.
Description In "Triangular Road," famed novelist Paule Marshall tells the story of her years as a fledgling young writer in the 1960s