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Brown Girl, Brownstones (Penguin Vitae)
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A Collectible Hardcover Edition Of The Beloved Novel About A New York City Girlhood That Heralded A Renaissance In Black WomenS Literature, With A New Foreword By Nicole DennisBenn, The Bestselling Author Of Patsy And Here Comes The Sunone Of The New York Times MagazineS 25 Most Significant New York City Novels From The Last 100 Yearsa Penguin Vitae Editionselina Boyce Comes Of Age In 1940S New York As The Daughter Of Two Immigrants From Barbados: A FreeSpirited 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 MotherS Ambition For The Future, All While Negotiating Racism, Sexuality, DepressionEra Poverty, And The Competing Values Of African Americans And Her West Indian Immigrant Community.First Published In 1959, Brown Girl, Brownstones Opened A Window Into The Rich Inner Life Of Black Women And Today Ranks With A Tree Grows In Brooklyn As 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 AngelouAnd Took Her Place In The American Literary Canon.Penguin VitaeLoosely Translated As Penguin Of OneS LifeIs A Deluxe Hardcover Series From Penguin Classics Celebrating A Dynamic And Diverse Landscape Of Classic Fiction And Nonfiction From SeventyFive Years Of Classics Publishing. Penguin Vitae Provides Readers With Beautifully Designed Classics That Have Shaped The Course Of Their Lives, And Welcomes New Readers To Discover These Literary Gifts Of Personal Inspiration, Intellectual Engagement, And Creative Originality.
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