| Uniform title | Novels |
| Variant title |
Complete fiction of Nella Larsen : Passing, Quicksand, and the stories |
| Portion of title |
Passing, Quicksand, and the stories |
| Series |
Everyman's library
Everyman's library (Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.) ; 411. ^A486848
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| Contents |
Wrong man -- Freedom -- Sanctuary -- Quicksand -- Passing. |
| Abstract |
Throughout her [...] literary career, Nella Larsen wrote piercing dramas about the Black middle class that featured sensitive, spirited heroines struggling to find a place where they belonged. Passing, Larsen's best-known work, is a disturbing story about the unraveling 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 complexity and imbued with a vibrant sense of place. |
| General note | This complete collection includes three short stories and two full length novels. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Genre/form | Fiction. |
| Genre/form | Novels. |
| Genre/form | Short stories. |
| ISBN | 9780593536544 |
| ISBN | 0593536541 (hardcover) |
