Quicksand and Passing (American Women Writers Series)

by Deborah McDowell

Paperback, 1986

Status

Available

Call number

PS3523.A7225A61986

Genres

General Fiction

All Topics

Fiction

Collections

Your library, University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

Publication

Rutgers University Press (1986), Paperback, 288 pages

Description

A beautifully designed series that pays homage to the essential books of the most important and revolutionary Black arts movements in modern history.Celebrating the finest works of the Harlem Renaissance, one of the most important Black arts movements in modern history.

User reviews

LibraryThing member wendyrey

Two short novels from an African-American woman writer of the 1920s and 30s. Well written stories that i enjoyed more than expected. 'Passing' is mainly the story of a mixed race woman who spent a lot of her life 'passing' as a white person in a time when it mattered.