Passing

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘She wished to find out about this hazardous business of “passing,” this breaking away from all that was familiar and friendly to take one’s chance in another environment…’ The elegant Clare Kendry glides through New York’s high-society circles with ease, until the day she is reacquainted with her childhood friend, Irene. Clare chooses to ‘pass’ as white, hiding her African American heritage from her bigoted husband, while Irene leads a life that embraces it. As both women observe the other, a relationship of mutual fascination, obsession and secrets begins, one that will end in devastating circumstances. Published in 1929, Nella Larsen’s Passing lays bare the complexities of identity, race, class and gender. The novella established Larsen as one of the most important female authors in American literature and is considered a literary masterpiece of the Harlem Renaissance era.Author: Larsen, Nella,author
Contributors: Larsen, Nella,author
Binding: paperback
Number Of Pages: 176
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Languages: English,Published,English,Original Language,Englis
Published/Release Date: 29 Sep 2022
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher/Studio/Brand: HarperCollins Publishers
Author/Director/Artist: Nella Larsen
Dimension (cm): 198x129x11 mm
Package Dimension (cm): 13x197x129 mm
Item Weight (g): 1050
Package Weight (g): 136