Reena and Other Stories (Masterplots II: Women’s Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Paule Marshall
- First Published: 1983
- Type of Work: Short stories
- Genres: Short fiction, Character study
- Subjects: African Americans, Self-discovery, Caribbean, Racism, Sexism, Blacks, Alienation, Immigration or emigration
Form and Content
Paule Marshall is the daughter of Barbadian immigrants who came to the United States after World War I. Marshall was born in Brooklyn, New York, in the tightly knit, hard-working community of Bajans and has spent most of her life in the New York area. Problems of acculturation and racism that she experienced as a black woman and as the child of immigrants became parts of her stories. Many of these stories were based on those she heard in her mother’s kitchen. The language used there became an integral part of her writing, particularly in Reena and Other...
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