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Brown Girl, Brownstones
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4 out of 5
Based on 25 Ratings and 25 Reviews

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Hailed by the Saturday Review as "passionate" and "compelling" and by The New Yorker as "remarkable for its courage," this 1959 coming-of-age story centers on the daughter of Barbadian immigrants living in Brooklyn during the Depression and World War II. A precursor to feminist literature, this novel was written by and about an African-American woman.... More
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PublisherDover Publications
BindingKindle Edition (14 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages272
ISBN-10B007XO9VF6
Publication Date01/15/2009
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About Paule Marshall (Author) : Paule Marshall is a published author of children's books. Published credits of Paule Marshall include Brown Girl, Brownstones (Contemporary Classics by Women).
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