Nella Larsen's two short novels are about Black women of mixed heritage in the 1920s. In Quicksand, Helga Crane, who has a white mother and Black father, searches for a place where she can belong, moving between Chicago, Harlem, Denmark and the South. In Passing, Irene meets her childhood friend Clare, who has been passing as white and is married to a racist.
It suits readers of the Harlem Renaissance. They explore race, class and identity in a clear style.
Deep, inward-looking and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
Best for readers like The Wisdom Collector. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 1928
- Language
- EN
