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Paule Marshall Books in Order

Paule Marshall has written 9 books, published between 1959 and 2009. The first book is Brown Girl, Brownstones (1959) and the newest is Triangular Road (2009). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
9
Published
1959–2009
Total pages
2,442 across 9 books
Reading time
41–61 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,442 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.

See all 9 books in order Printable Paule Marshall checklist

Paule Marshall (1929-2019) was an American writer, best known for the 1959 debut novel Brown Girl, Brownstones. Nine titles are catalogued under the name, from that debut to Triangular Road (2009). Subjects record African American women, West Indian Americans, young women, feminist fiction, domestic fiction and Caribbean women authors, with single-author short stories among the forms. Soul Clap Hands and Sing (1961), The Chosen Place, The Timeless People (1969), Praisesong for the Widow (1983), Daughters (1991) and The Fisher King (2000) fill out the listing. Marshall was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 1992, at the age of 63.

How many Paule Marshall books are there?

Paule Marshall has 9 books, released between 1959 and 2009.

Paule Marshall Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 9 Paule Marshall books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Brown Girl, Brownstones by Paule Marshall (1959)
  2. Cover of The Chosen Place, The Timeless People by Paule Marshall (1969)
  3. Cover of Reena and Other Stories by Paule Marshall (1983)
  4. Cover of Praisesong for the Widow by Paule Marshall (1983)
  5. Cover of Daughters by Paule Marshall (1991)
  6. Cover of The Fisher King by Paule Marshall (2000)
  7. Cover of Triangular Road by Paule Marshall (2009)
  1. 1
    Brown Girl, Brownstones1959 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1959304
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  2. 2
    Soul Clap Hands and Sing1961 · 185 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1961185
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  3. 3
    The Chosen Place, The Timeless People1969 · 472 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1969472
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  4. 5
    Praisesong for the Widow1983 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983256
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  5. 7
    Daughters1991 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991416
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  6. 8
    The Fisher King2000 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000224
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  7. 9
    Triangular Road2009 · 165 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009165
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Paule Marshall books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Standalone books

9 books

9 Paule Marshall titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Paule Marshall books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 9 Paule Marshall books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Paule Marshall

Start with Brown Girl, Brownstones (1959), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Paule Marshall book?

Triangular Road (2009) is the newest Paule Marshall book released so far.

Is there a new Paule Marshall book coming?

No next Paule Marshall book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Paule Marshall has won

Wikidata records 4 awards for Paule Marshall. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards2009Won
  • Dos Passos Prize1989Won
  • American Book Awards1984Won
  • Langston Hughes Medal1981Won

Paule Marshall at a glance

Died
Paule Marshall died in 2019, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Paule Marshall on record dates from 2009.
Release pace
Paule Marshall books have appeared about one every 6 years on average.
Length
2,442 pages across all 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 224 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Paule Marshall books, 3 of 9, were published in the 1980s.

What the Paule Marshall books are about

All 9 Paule Marshall books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: african americans is tagged on 3 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.