Quicksand and Passing (American Women Writers)

by Nella Larsen

Other authorsDeborah McDowell (Editor)
Paperback, 1986

Status

Available

Call number

813.52

Publication

Rutgers University Press (1986), Paperback, 246 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.

Language

Original publication date

1928 (Quicksand)
1929 (Passing)

Physical description

246 p.; 8.86 inches

ISBN

0813511704 / 9780813511702
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