The Historian's Passing: Reading Nella Larsen's Classic Novel as Social and Cultural History
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ISBN: | 9781440857102 |
Publisher: | Praeger |
Published: | 31 October, 2018 |
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The Historian's Passing: Reading Nella Larsen's Classic Novel as Social and Cultural History
Unknown Author
Nella Larsen was an important writer associated with the Harlem Renaissance. While she was not prolific her work was powerful and critically acclaimed. Collected here are both of her novels, 'Passing' and 'Quicksand'. 'Passing' confronts the reality of racial passing. The novel focuses on two childhood friends Clare and Irene, both of whom are light-skinned enough to pass as white, who have reconnected with one another after many years apart. Clare has chosen to pass while Irene has embraced her
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