The Complete Fiction of Nella Larsen : Passing, Quicksand, and The Stories
by
Nella Larsen
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0385721005
ISBN-13
9780385721004
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Imprint
Random House USA Inc
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 6th, 2001
Print length
304 Pages
Weight
226 grams
Dimensions
13.30 x 20.30 x 1.50 cms
Product Classification:
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Ksh 2,900.00
Werezi Extended Catalogue
Delivery in 14 days
Delivery Location
Delivery fee: Select location
Delivery in 14 days
Secure
Quality
Fast
A remarkable volume that brings together the complete fiction of the author of Passing and Quicksand, one of the most gifted writers of the Harlem Renaissance. • "An original and hugely insightful writer." —The New York Times
Throughout her short but brilliant 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 bigot. Just as disquieting is the portrait in Quicksand of Helga Crane, half black and half white, 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 sense of place that brings Harlem vibrantly to life.
Throughout her short but brilliant 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 bigot. Just as disquieting is the portrait in Quicksand of Helga Crane, half black and half white, 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 sense of place that brings Harlem vibrantly to life.
Get The Complete Fiction of Nella Larsen by at the best price and quality guaranteed only at Werezi Africa's largest book ecommerce store. The book was published by Random House USA Inc and it has pages.
