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Quicksand and Passing

By Nella Larsen

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Quicksand and Passing

By Nella Larsen

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"Quicksand and Passing are novels I will never forget. They open up a whole world of experience and struggle that seemed to me, when I first read them years  ago, absolutely absorbing, fascinating, and indispensable." -Alice Walker "A tantalizing mix of moral fable and sensuous colorful narrative, exploring female sexuality and racial solidarity."-Women's Studies International Forum Rutgers' all-time bestselling book, Nella Larsen's novels Quicksand (1928) and Passing (1929) document the historical realities of Harlem in the 1920s and shed a bright light on the social world of the black bourgeoisie. The novels' greatest appeal and achievement, however, is not sociological, but psychological. As noted in the editor's comprehensive introduction, Larsen takes the theme of psychic dualism, so popular in Harlem Renaissance fiction, to a higher and more complex level, displaying a sophisticated understanding and penetrating analysis of black female psychology. Passing is now a major motion picture written, produced, and directed by Rebecca Hall. It premiered at Sundance in 2021 and is available on Netflix.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
4
Number of Pages:
246
Release Date:
1986-04-01
Publication Date:
1986-04-01
Publisher:
Rutgers University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0813511704
ISBN13:
9780813511702
Minimum Reading Age:
15
Weight:
336 g
Height:
148 cm
Width:
225 cm
Thickness:
25 cm
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