Quicksand by Nella Larsen

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Quicksand by Nella Larsen

'The overlooked American writer who blows apart modern thinking on race' Telegraph Born to a Danish mother and a West Indian father, Helga Crane has long had to fend for herself as a mixed-race woman in the Deep South of 1920’s America. She moves to Harlem and then to Copenhagen in her search for a sense of belonging and acceptance, but wherever she goes, she cannot escape the perceptions and prejudices of others. One of the finest works of the Harlem Renaissance, Nella Larsen’s semi-autobiographical first novel is a powerful portrayal of one woman’s fractured inner life.
Nella Larsen (1891-1964) was an American novelist and major figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Born in Chicago, she attended university in Nashville and subsequently lived in Denmark and New York, where she worked as a nurse and librarian. Her two novels, Quicksand (1928) and Passing (1929), established her as one of the most important black female novelists in American history.
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ISBN 13 9780241652657
ISBN 10 0241652650
Title Quicksand
Author Nella Larsen
Series The Penguin English Library
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 2024-04-04
Number of pages 160
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