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The Women of Brewster Place

Gloria Naylor

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English
Penguin Books Ltd
30 June 1983
The National Book Award-winning novel-and contemporary classic-that launched the brilliant career of Gloria Naylor
"" A

shrewd and lyrical portrayal of many of the realities of black life . . .

Miss Naylor bravely risks sentimentality and melodrama to write her compassion and outrage large, and she pulls it off triumphantly."" -The New York Times Book Review

In her heralded first novel, Gloria Naylor weaves together the stories of seven women living in Brewster Place, a bleak-inner city sanctuary, creating a powerful, moving portrait of the strengths, struggles, and hopes of black women in America. Vulnerable and resilient, openhanded and openhearted, these women forge their lives in a place that in turn threatens and protects-a common prison and a shared home. Naylor renders both loving and painful human experiences with simple eloquence and uncommon intuition. Adapted into a 1989 ABC miniseries starring Oprah Winfrey,The Women of Brewster Placeis a touching and unforgettable read.
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Imprint:   Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   United States ed
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 128mm,  Spine: 14mm
Weight:   171g
ISBN:   9780140066906
ISBN 10:   014006690X
Pages:   208
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Gloria Naylor(1950-2016) grew up in New York City. She received her B.A. in English from Brooklyn College and her M.A. in Afro-American Studies from Yale University. Her first novel, The Women of Brewster Place, won the National Book Award for first fiction in 1983. She is also the author of Linden Hills (available from Penguin), Mama Day, Bailey's Cafe, and The Men of Brewster Place.

Reviews for The Women of Brewster Place

[A]shrewd and lyrical portrayal of many of the realities of black life . . .Miss Naylor bravely risks sentimentality and melodrama to write her compassion and outrage large, and she pulls it off triumphantly. -<i>The New York Times Book Review The most refreshing voice in the black idiom since readers first discovered Toni Morrison. -Claude Brown, author of <i>Manchild in the Promised Land Naylor creates a completely believable, and very frightening, world of degradation, violence and human - very human - courage and sturdiness. <i>Chicago Sun-Times</i> Vibrating with undisguised emotion, <i>The Women of Brewster Place</i>springs from the same roots that produces the blues. Like them, [Naylor's] book sings of sorrow proudly borne by black women in America. -<i>The Washington Post</i>


  • Winner of National Book Award.

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