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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherMurine Publications
ISBN-101963956737
ISBN-139781963956733
eBay Product ID (ePID)8072888881
Product Key Features
Publication Year2024
TopicGeneral, Historical
Book TitlePassing
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
AuthorNella Larsen
FormatHardcover
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal813/.52
SynopsisPassing by Nella Larsen, published in 1929, is a powerful novel exploring race, identity, and the concept of "passing" in Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance. The story centers on two childhood friends, Irene Redfield and Clare Kendry, both light-skinned Black women who have taken different paths regarding their racial identity. Clare "passes" as white, concealing her Black heritage and marrying a wealthy, openly racist white man, while Irene remains in the Black community and lives as a middle-class, respectable woman in Harlem.