Passing - Nella Larsen - Books - General Press - 9789389440508 - September 20, 2019
In case cover and title do not match, the title is correct

Passing

Nella Larsen

Passing

Generally regarded as Nella Larsen's best work, Passing was first published in 1929 but has received a lot of renewed attention because of its close examination of racial and sexual ambiguities. It has achieved canonical status in many American universities. Clare Kendry is living on the edge. Light-skinned, elegant, and ambitious, she is married to a racist white man unaware of her African American heritage, and has severed all ties to her past after deciding to 'pass' as a white woman. Clare's childhood friend, Irene Redfield, just as light-skinned, has chosen to remain within the African American community, and is simultaneously allured and repelled by Clare's risky decision to engage in racial masquerade for personal and societal gain. After frequenting African American-centric gatherings together in Harlem, Clare's interest in Irene turns into a homoerotic longing for Irene's black identity that she abandoned and can never embrace again, and she is forced to grapple with her decision to pass for white in a way that is both tragic and telling.

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released September 20, 2019
ISBN13 9789389440508
Publishers General Press
Pages 130
Dimensions 140 × 216 × 11 mm   ·   312 g
Language English  

Show all

More by Nella Larsen

Others have also bought

More from this series