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The Complete Fiction of Nella Larsen Papeback -
by Nella Larsen
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In this collection, readers rediscover one of the most gifted writers of the Harlem Renaissance, whose career flamed brightly but briefly in the 1920s. Nella Larsen's subject is the struggle of sensitive, spirited heroines to find a place for themselves in a hostile world.
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- Title The Complete Fiction of Nella Larsen
- Author Nella Larsen
- Binding Papeback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Condition New
- Pages 304
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Random House , New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date pp. xxii + 278
- Features Bibliography
- Bookseller's Inventory # 6742280
- ISBN 9780385721004 / 0385721005
- Weight 0.53 lbs (0.24 kg)
- Dimensions 8.02 x 5.28 x 0.69 in (20.37 x 13.41 x 1.75 cm)
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Themes
- Demographic Orientation: Urban
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects Racially mixed people, Psychological fiction
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002265653
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
From the jacket flap
In The Complete Fiction of Nella Larsen," whose career flamed brightly but briefly in the 1920s, we rediscover one of the most gifted writers of the Harlem Renaissance.
Nella Larsen's subject is the struggle of sensitive, spirited heroines to find a place for themselves in a hostile world. "Passing is the story of a light-skinned beauty who, after spending years passing for white, finds herself dangerously drawn to an old friend's Harlem neighborhood. In "Quicksand, a restless young mulatto tries desperately to find a comfortable place in a world in which she sees herself as a perpetual outsider. Race and marriage offer few securities here or in the other stories in a collection that is compellingly readable, rich in psychological complexity, and imbued with a sense of place that brings Harlem vibrantly to life.
Nella Larsen's subject is the struggle of sensitive, spirited heroines to find a place for themselves in a hostile world. "Passing is the story of a light-skinned beauty who, after spending years passing for white, finds herself dangerously drawn to an old friend's Harlem neighborhood. In "Quicksand, a restless young mulatto tries desperately to find a comfortable place in a world in which she sees herself as a perpetual outsider. Race and marriage offer few securities here or in the other stories in a collection that is compellingly readable, rich in psychological complexity, and imbued with a sense of place that brings Harlem vibrantly to life.
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- New York Review of Books, 04/25/2002, Page 18