Passing

Nella Larsen (1891-1964) was an American novelist and major figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Born in Chicago, she attended university in Nashville and subsequently lived in Denmark and New York, where she worked as a nurse and librarian. Her two novels, Quicksand (1928) and Passing (1929), established her as one of the most important black female novelists in American history.>

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Nella Larsen (1891-1964) was an American novelist and major figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Born in Chicago, she attended university in Nashville and subsequently lived in Denmark and New York, where she worked as a nurse and librarian. Her two novels, Quicksand (1928) and Passing (1929), established her as one of the most important black female novelists in American history.

Product details

• Authors: Nella Larsen, Larsen Nella
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 02.07.2026
• EAN: 9781529981308
• ISBN: 978-1-5299-8130-8
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Brief Encounters
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Classic fiction: literary and general