In Triangular Road, famed novelist Paule Marshall tellsthe story of her years as a fledgling young writer in the 1960s. Amemoir of self-discovery, it also offers an affectionate tribute tothe inimitable Langston Hughes, who entered Marshall’s life duringa crucial phase and introduced her to the world of European lettersduring a whirlwind tour of the continent. In the course of herjourneys to Europe, Barbados, and eventually Africa, Marshall comesto comprehend the historical enormity of the African diaspora, anunderstanding that fortifies her sense of purpose as a writer.

In this unflinchingly honest memoir, Paule Marshall offers anindelible portrait of a young black woman coming of age as anovelist in a literary world dominated by white men.