Passing
$24.23
- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2020
Summary
Nella Larsen’s classic exploration of American race relations, new to the Penguin English Library.
Fair, elegant, and ambitious, Clare is married to a white man unaware of her African American heritage and has severed all ties to her past. Clare’s childhood friend, Irene, just as light-skinned, has chosen to remain within the African American community, but refuses to acknowledge the racism that continues to constrict her family’s happiness. A chance encounter forces both women to con…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241472712 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241472717 |
| Author: | Nella Larsen |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2020 |
| Weight: | 101g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 7mm |
| Series: | The Penguin English Library |
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About The Author
Nella Larsen
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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