Passing by Nella Larsen - ISBN: 9780241573747
Hardcover
Secrets, race, and identity collide in a dangerous game of passing.

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  • Hardcover

    176 pages

  • Release Date

    29 November 2022

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Summary

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Clare Kendry, elegant, fair-skinned and ambitious, is married to a white man who is unaware of her African-American heritage. When she reunites with childhood friend Irene, who has not hidden her origins, both women are forced to confront the secret fears they have buried within themselves. A…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780241573747
ISBN-10:0241573742
Author:Nella Larsen
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Classics
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:176
Release Date:29 November 2022
Weight:196g
Dimensions:168mm x 117mm x 18mm
Series:Little Clothbound Classics
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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