Women in the novels of Paule Marshall / Deepa Arya Chaniyal.

By:

Chaniya Deepa Arya

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi. Kunal publications. 2012.Edition: 1st ed. 2012Description: 196 p . ; hardbound 14x22cmISBN:

978-93-80752-66-2

DDC classification:

23 813.54 CHA

Contents:

1.Paule Marshall's emergence as a writer 2.Inner voice of woman 3.Myths and black women 4.Changing face of black women 5.Conclusion

Summary: his book is about the challenges faced boldly by Afro-American women. They were suffering at the hands of the whites for two reasons the primary being that they were black and secondary that they were females. Gender inequality and race made them undergo a number of atrocities which became unbearable in the early twentieth century. This led to the emergence of black women writers who compiled a type of literature which helped the black woman to uplift and reconstruct her identity. Paule Marshall was one of the pioneers in this field. All the female characters in her Novels have not been portrayed as victims of double jeopardy but as powerful women fighting for the re-establishment of their identity in America.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Tetso College Library	Non-fiction	813.54 CHA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		7980

1.Paule Marshall's emergence as a writer
2.Inner voice of woman
3.Myths and black women
4.Changing face of black women
5.Conclusion

his book is about the challenges faced boldly by Afro-American women. They were suffering at the hands of the whites for two reasons the primary being that they were black and secondary that they were females. Gender inequality and race made them undergo a number of atrocities which became unbearable in the early twentieth century. This led to the emergence of black women writers who compiled a type of literature which helped the black woman to uplift and reconstruct her identity. Paule Marshall was one of the pioneers in this field. All the female characters in her Novels have not been portrayed as victims of double jeopardy but as powerful women fighting for the re-establishment of their identity in America.

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