Throughout her short but brilliant literary career, Nell Larsen wrote piercing dramas about the black middle class that featured sensitive, spirited heroines struggling to find a place where they belong. Passing is a disturbing story about the unravelling lives of two childhood friends, one of whom turns her back on her past and marries a white racist. Just as disquieting is the portrait in Quicksand of biracial Helga Crane, who is unable to escape her loneliness no matter where and with whom she lives. Race and marriage offer few securities here or in the other stories in this compulsively readable collection, rich in psychological complexities and imbued with a vibrant sense of place - be it 1920s Harlem, Chicago, or Copenhagen.
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ISBN | 9781841594118 |
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Sprache | eng |
Cover | FICTION / Science Fiction / Genetic Engineering, Narrative theme: Social issues, Science Fiction, c 1990 to c 1999, England, Narrative theme: Social issues, Anthologies: general, Short Stories, Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950, United States of America, USA, Relating to African American / Black American people, Relating to peoples or groups of multiple heritage / culture, Fester Einband |
Verlag | Random House UK |
Jahr | 20230601 |
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