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Passing by Nella Larsen; Maggie Lily (Illustrator); Darryl Pinckney (Introduction by)
Category: Fiction | Series: Restless Classics Ser.
Restless Classics presents the ninetieth anniversary edition of an undersung gem of the Harlem Renaissance: Nella Larsen's Passing, a captivating and prescient exploration of identity, sexuality, self-invention, class, and race set amidst the pealing boisterousness of the Jazz Age. When childhood fr ...Show more
Passing by Nella Larsen
Category: Fiction | Series: Modern Library
This book includes a new foreword by Mae Henderson and an introduction by Ntozake Shange. It also includes commentary, notes and a reading group guide.
Passing by Nella Larsen
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: The\Penguin English Library
The powerful, thrilling, and tragic tale about the fluidity of racial identity that continues to resonate today, with an introduction by Emily Bernard. Now a major motion picture starring Tessa Thompson and Alexander Skarsg rd A Penguin Vitae Edition Clare Kendry is living on the edge. Light-skinned ...Show more
Passing by Nella Larsen
Category: Classic Fiction
A classic, brilliant and layered novel that has been at the heart of racial identity discourse in America for almost a century.Clare Kendry leads a dangerous life. Fair, elegant, and ambitious, she is married to a white man unaware of her African American heritage and has severed all ties to her past. C ...Show more
Passing by Nella Larsen
Category: Fiction
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 taut explo ...Show more
Passing by Nella Larsen; Emily Bernard (Introduction by); Thadious M. Davis (Notes by)
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Penguin Vitae Ser.
A gorgeous edition of Nella Larsen's powerful classic novel on female racial identity with an introduction by Christa Holm Vogelius.Nella Larsen's distinctive and revealing novel about racial identity set in New York in 1929. This edition of Passing features an introduction by Christa Holm Vogelius.Iren ...Show more
Passing: Film Tie-In Edition by Nella Larsen
Category: Fiction
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 cont ...Show more
Passing (Little Clothbound Classics) by Nella Larsen
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Little Clothbound Classics
Introducing Little Clothbound Classics- irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-SmithClare Kendry, elegant, fair-skinned and ambitious, is married to a white man who is unaware of her African-Amer ...Show more
Passing (Macmillan Collector's Library) by Nella Larsen
Category: Fiction | Series: Macmillan Collector's Library
Restless Classics presents the ninetieth anniversary edition of an undersung gem of the Harlem Renaissance: Nella Larsen's Passing, a captivating and prescient exploration of identity, sexuality, self-invention, class, and race set amidst the pealing boisterousness of the Jazz Age. When childhood frien ...Show more
Quicksand by Nella Larsen; Thadious M. Davis (Introduction by, Notes by)
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Twentieth Century Classics Ser.
One of the most important novels of the Harlem Renaissance, Nella Larsen�s semi-autobiographical Quicksand follows a mixed-race woman�s travels as she seeks fulfillment in a racially and sexually treacherous world. This affordable student edition reprints and lightly annotates the text of the 1928 firs ...Show more
Quicksand by Nella Larsen
Category: Fiction | Series: The\Penguin English Library
One of the most important novels of the Harlem Renaissance, Nella Larsen's semi-autobiographical Quicksand follows a mixed-race woman's travels as she seeks fulfillment in a racially and sexually treacherous world. This affordable student edition reprints and lightly annotates the text of the 1928 first ...Show more
Quicksand & Passing by Nella Larsen
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Serpent's Tail Classics
A writer of the Harlem Renaissance, Nella Larsen wrote just two novels, published here, and a handful of short stories. Critically acclaimed, both speak powerfully of the contradictions and restrictions experienced by black women at that time. Quicksand, written in 1928, is an autobiographical novel abo ...Show more