Passing by Nella Larsen
Absolutely absorbing, fascinating, and indispensable. -- Alice WalkerA work so fine, sensitive, and distinguished that it rises above race categories and becomes that rare object, a good novel. -- The Saturday Review of Literature
Married to a successful physician and prominently ensconced in Harlem's vibrant society of the 1920s, Irene Redfield leads a charmed existence-until she is shaken out of it by a chance encounter with a childhood friend who has been passing for white. An important figure in the Harlem Renaissance, Nella Larsen was the first African-American woman to be awarded a Guggenheim fellowship. Her fictional portraits of women seeking their identities through a fog of racial confusion were informed by her own Danish-West Indian parentage, and Passing offers fascinating psychological insights into issues of race and gender.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781022892675 |
| Title | Passing |
| Author | Nella Larsen |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hassell Street Press |
| Year published | 2023-07-22 |
| Number of pages | 238 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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