Description
In a remote, devastated Caribbean village, an American foundation arrives with a carefully planned program of research and aid—guided by idealism, empathy, and the hope that outside help can truly heal. As the work unfolds, the story turns toward the lives of the village’s Black, poor inhabitants, whose resilience, history, and community ties resist being reduced to a problem to be solved. Through a close, human-centered lens, the novel explores the tensions between benevolence and power, the ethics of intervention, and what it means to understand a place without claiming ownership of it. With Paule Marshall’s incisive, lyrical storytelling, the book illuminates how “chosen” intentions can collide with the lived realities of “timeless” people—revealing both the limits and the possibilities of cross-cultural engagement.
Available Editions
paperback
Longmans
Published Jan 1, 1969
472 pages
ISBN: 0582101131
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Details
First Published
1969
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Chosen Place, the Timeless People by Paule Marshall.