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Quicksand

By Nella Larsen

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Quicksand

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2011 Reprint of 1928 Edition not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Nella Larsen's first novel tells the story of Helga Crane, a fictional character loosely based on Larsen's own early life. Crane is the lovely and refined daughter of a Danish mother and a West Indian black father who abandons Helga and her mother soon after Helga is born. Unable to feel comfortable with any of her white-skinned relatives, Helga lives in various places in America and visits Denmark in search of people among whom she feels at home. The work is a superb psychological study of a complicated and appealing woman, Helga Crane, who, like Larsen herself, is the product of a liaison between a black man and a white woman. In one sense, Quicksand might be called an odyssey; however, instead of overcoming a series of obstacles and finally arriving at her native land, Larsen's protagonist has a series of adventures, each of which ends in disappointment.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
132
Release Date:
2011-03-17
Publication Date:
2011-03-17
Publisher:
Martino Fine Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1891396994
ISBN13:
9781891396991
Weight:
203 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
8 cm
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