Passing by Larsen, Nella

Passing (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781529981308)

Vendor: Nella Larsen
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Format: Paperback
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Passing by Larsen, Nella

Passing

$16.99
Passing by Larsen, Nella

Passing

$16.99
Format: Paperback
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The classic 1920s story of a friendship torn apart by racism, Passing is Nella Larsen's devastating masterpiece

Two childhood friends reconnect later in life. One, slightly more light-skinned than the other, lives her life passing for a white person, married to a flagrant racist while her friend observes uneasily.

BRIEF ENCOUNTERS: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savored over days



Author: Nella Larsen
ISBN-10: 1529981301
ISBN-13: 9781529981308
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Language: English
Published: 10/27/2026
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.7
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 60413 / Passing
By Nella Larsen
By Nella Larsen
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Nella Larsen (1891-1964) was an American novelist and major figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Born in Chicago, she attended university in Nashville and subsequently lived in Denmark and New York, where she worked as a nurse and librarian. Her two novels, Quicksand (1928) and Passing (1929), established her as one of the most important black female novelists in American history.

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