Quicksand & Passing by Nella Larsen
A classic of women's literature in a new, elegant edition.
Quicksand and Passing are novels that I will never forgetThey open up a whole world of experience and struggle that seemed to me, when I first read them years ago, absolutely absorbing, fascinating and indispensable -- Alice Walker
Highly charged interior dramas of the black middle class in Harlem [by] an original and hugely insightful writer * New York Times *
Quicksand does not just explore the contradictory terrain of women and romance; its sexual politics tear apart the very fabric of the romance form -- Hazel Carby, Yale University
Discovering The Complete Fiction of Nella Larsen is like finding lost money with no name on it. One can enjoy it with delight and share it without guilt -- Maya Angelou
These are precious and unusual works * Irish Times *
Highly charged interior dramas of the black middle class in Harlem [by] an original and hugely insightful writer * New York Times *
Quicksand does not just explore the contradictory terrain of women and romance; its sexual politics tear apart the very fabric of the romance form -- Hazel Carby, Yale University
Discovering The Complete Fiction of Nella Larsen is like finding lost money with no name on it. One can enjoy it with delight and share it without guilt -- Maya Angelou
These are precious and unusual works * Irish Times *
Nella Larsen was born in Chicago in 1893 to a Danish mother and a West Indian father. She began writing during the Harlem Renaissance, a period during which black artists, writers, and musicians were prominent in the New York art scene. The success of Quicksand and Passing made Nella Larsen one of the most fêted woman writers of her generation. She died in 1964 in obscurity.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846687853 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846687853 |
| Title | Quicksand & Passing |
| Author | Nella Larsen |
| Series | Serpent's Tail Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2014-05-22 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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