An edition of Passing (1929)

Passing

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An edition of Passing (1929)

Passing

Reprint ed.
  • 4.2 (9 ratings) ·
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First published to critical acclaim in 1929, Passing firmly established Nella Larsen's prominence among women writers of the Harlem Renaissance.

Irene Redfield, the novel's protagonist, is a woman with an enviable life. She and her husband, Brian, a prominent physician, share a comfortable Harlem town house with their sons. Her work arranging charity balls that gather Harlem's elite creates a sense of purpose and respectability for Irene. But her hold on this world begins to slip the day she encounters Clare Kendry, a childhood friend with whom she had lost touch. Clare—light-skinned, beautiful, and charming—tells Irene how, after her father's death, she left behind the black neighborhood of her adolescence and began passing for white, hiding her true identity from everyone, including her racist husband. As Clare begins inserting herself into Irene's life, Irene is thrown into a panic, terrified of the consequences of Clare's dangerous behavior. And when Clare witnesses the vibrancy and energy of the community she left behind, her burning desire to come back threatens to shatter her careful deception.

Publish Date
Publisher
Ayer
Language
English
Pages
215

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Cover of: Passing
Passing: a novel
Oct 05, 2013, Oshun Publishing Company Incorporated
paperback
Cover of: Passing (Norton Critical Edition)
Passing (Norton Critical Edition)
September 19, 2007, W. W. Norton
in English
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Passing
2004, Dover Publications
in English
Cover of: Passing
Passing
2003, Penguin Books
in English
Cover of: Passing
Passing
2002, Modern Library
in English - 2002 Modern Library pbk. ed.
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Passing
1997, Penguin Books
in English
Cover of: Passing
Passing
1985, Ayer
in English - Reprint ed.
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Passing
1929, A. A. Knopf
Hardcover in English

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Edition Notes

Reprint. Originally published: New York : A.A. Knopf, 1929.

Published in
Salem, N.H

The Physical Object

Pagination
215 p. ;
Number of pages
215

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24622208M
Internet Archive
passinglars00lars
ISBN 10
0405019300
ISBN 13
9780405019302
OCLC/WorldCat
13771755

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Excerpts

It was the last letter in Irene Redfield's little pile of morning mail.
added anonymously.

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