""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" Nella Larsen's novels "Quicksand" (1928) and "Passing" (1929) document the historical realities of Harlem in the 1920s and shed a bright ...
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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" 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.
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Fair. Contains some, or all, of the following: highlights, notes, and underlining. Open Books is a nonprofit social venture that provides literacy experiences for thousands of readers each year through inspiring programs and creative capitalization of books.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (african americans, fiction, bildungsromans) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Good Condition. Has bookstore stickers. Text has Marking, Cover Has Shelf, Edge and Corner Wear, Looks nice. 240 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 0813511690. ISBN/EAN: 9780813511696. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561064726.
