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Larsen Nella
Passing (Norton Critical Editions)
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Nella Larsen is a central figure in African American, Modernist, and women’s literature. Larsen's status as a Harlem Renaissance woman writer was rivaled by only Zora Neale Hurston’s. This Norton Critical Edition of her electrifying 1929 novel includes Carla Kaplan’s detailed and thought-provoking introduction, thorough explanatory annotations, and a Note on the Text. An unusually rich “Background and Contexts” section connects the novel to the historical events of the day, most notably the sensational Rhinelander/Jones case of 1925. Fourteen contemporary reviews are reprinted, including those by Alice Dunbar-Nelson, Mary Griffin, and W. E. B. Du Bois. Published accounts from 1911 to 1935—by Langston Hughes, Juanita Ellsworth, and Caleb Johnson, among others—provide a nuanced view of the contemporary cultural dimensions of race and passing, both in America and abroad. Also included are Larsen’s statements on the novel and on passing, as well as a generous selection of her letters and her central writings on “The Tragic Mulatto(a)” in American literature. Additional perspective is provided by related Harlem Renaissance works. “Criticism” provides fifteen diverse critical interpretations, including those by Mary Helen Washington, Cheryl A. Wall, Deborah E. McDowell, David L. Blackmore, Kate Baldwin, and Catherine Rottenberg. A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included.
The Complete Fiction of Nella Larsen: Passing, Quicksand, and The Stories
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In The Complete Fiction of Nella Larsen, whose career flamed brightly but briefly in the 1920s, we rediscover one of the most gifted writers of the Harlem Renaissance. Nella Larsen's subject is the struggle of sensitive, spirited heroines to find a place for themselves in a hostile world. Passing is the story of a light-skinned beauty who, after spending years passing for white, finds herself dangerously drawn to an old friend's Harlem neighborhood. In Quicksand, a restless young mulatto tries desperately to find a comfortable place in a world in which she sees herself as a perpetual outsider. Race and marriage offer few securities here or in the other stories in a collection that is compellingly readable, rich in psychological complexity, and imbued with a sense of place that brings Harlem vibrantly to life.
Passing
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Generally regarded as Nella Larsen's best work, Passing was first published in 1929 but has received a lot of renewed attention because of its close examination of racial & sexual ambiguities. It has achieved canonical status in many American universities.
The heroine of Passing takes an elevator from the infernal August Chicago streets to the breezy rooftop of the heavenly Drayton Hotel, "wafted upward on a magic carpet to another world, pleasant, quiet, and strangely remote from the sizzling one that she had left below." Irene is black, but like her author, the Danish-African American Nella Larsen (a star of the 1920s to mid-1930s Harlem Renaissance and the first black woman to win a Guggenheim creative-writing award), she can "pass" in white society. Yet one woman in the tea room, "fair and golden, like a sunlit day," keeps staring at her, and eventually introduces herself as Irene's childhood friend Clare, who left their hometown 12 years before when her father died. Clare's father had been born "on the left hand"--he was the product of a legal marriage between a white man and a black woman and therefore cut off from his inheritance. So she was raised penniless by white racist relatives, and now she passes as white. Even Clare's violent white husband is in the dark about her past, though he teases her about her tan and affectionately calls her "Nig." He laughingly explains: "When we were first married, she was white as--as--well as white as a lily. But I declare she's getting darker and darker." As Larsen makes clear, Passing can also mean dying, and Clare is in peril of losing her identity and her life. The tale is simple on the surface--a few adventures in Chicago and New York's high life, with lots of real people and race-mixing events described (explicated by Thadious M. Davis's helpful introduction and footnotes). But underneath, it seethes with rage, guilt, sex, and complex deceptions. Irene fears losing her black husband to Clare, who seems increasingly predatory. Or is this all in Irene's mind? And is everyone wearing a mask? Larsen's book is a scary hall of mirrors, a murder mystery that can't resolve itself. It sticks with you. --Tim Appelo
Quicksand and Passing (American Women Writers)
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Nella Larsen's novels Quicksand (1928) and Passing (1929) document the historical realities of Harlem in the 1920s and shed a bright light on the social world of the black bourgeoisie. The novels' greatest appeal and achievement, however, is not sociological, but psychological. As noted in the editor's comprehensive introduction, Larsen takes the theme of psychic dualism, so popular in Harlem Renaissance fiction, to a higher and more complex level, displaying a sophisticated understanding and penetrating analysis of black female psychology.
Quicksand
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2011 Reprint of 1928 Edition not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Nella Larsen's first novel tells the story of Helga Crane, a fictional character loosely based on Larsen's own early life. Crane is the lovely and refined daughter of a Danish mother and a West Indian black father who abandons Helga and her mother soon after Helga is born. Unable to feel comfortable with any of her white-skinned relatives, Helga lives in various places in America and visits Denmark in search of people among whom she feels at home. The work is a superb psychological study of a complicated and appealing woman, Helga Crane, who, like Larsen herself, is the product of a liaison between a black man and a white woman. In one sense, Quicksand might be called an odyssey; however, instead of overcoming a series of obstacles and finally arriving at her native land, Larsen's protagonist has a series of adventures, each of which ends in disappointment.
The Complete and Unabridged Fiction of Nella Larsen
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Nella Larsen was an important writer associated with the Harlem Renaissance. While she was not prolific her work was powerful and critically acclaimed. Collected here are both of her novels, Passing and Quicksand, as well as all three of her published short stories; "Freedom," "The Wrong Man, "and "Sanctuary." Quicksand, was autobiographical in nature and examined a woman's need for sexual fulfilment balanced against respectability and acceptance amid a deeply religious society. The novel is deeply pessimistic and ends as the protagonist is sucked into a life that is at odds with all that she desired. Passing confronts the reality of racial passing. The novel focuses on two childhood friends Clare and Irene, both of whom are light skinned enough to pass as white, who have reconnected with one another after many years apart. Clare has chosen to pass while Irene has embraced her racial heritage and become an important member of her community. The Novel examines how people pass on many different levels and in many different ways. Some forms of passing are perfectly acceptable while others can lead to disaster.
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Away We Go Screening - Gapers Block
Gapers Block, IL - May 21, 2009
Away We Go ScreeningNew members are always welcome! by Kurt Vonnegut by Renee Rosen by Jessica Abel by Richard Powers by Herman Kogan and Lloyd Wendt by Peter Ferry by Nella Larsen by Joshua Ferris by John McNally by Norman Maclean by Lorraine Hansberry The Gapers Block
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Life in Oz - Gapers Block
Gapers Block, IL - May 20, 2009
Life in OzNew members are always welcome! by Kurt Vonnegut by Renee Rosen by Jessica Abel by Richard Powers by Herman Kogan and Lloyd Wendt by Peter Ferry by Nella Larsen by Joshua Ferris by John McNally by Norman Maclean by Lorraine Hansberry The Gapers Block
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Savage Dragon Engulfs Comic Book Store in Flames of Rock - Gapers Block
Gapers Block, IL - May 02, 2009
Gapers BlockSavage Dragon Engulfs Comic Book Store in Flames of RockChallengers Comics welcomes Erik Larsen, creator of (Chicago cop) "Savage Dragon" in celebration of Free Comic Book Day. He will be signing books from 12pm to 3pm. by Nella Larsen First published in 1929, Passing is a landmark novel that explores
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Piemonte Open, Molinari leader al Golf Torino - La Stampa
La Stampa, Italy - May 21, 2009
Piemonte Open, Molinari leader al Golf TorinoAncora un bogey alla 10, poi la volata finale con tre birdie e l'aggancio a Larsen che già era in club house. "Quando sono a Torino - ha spiegato Molinari - sono su questo percorso quasi tutti i giorni e quindi lo conosco perfettamente. Piemonte Open: E. Molinari parte bene Challenge Tour: scatta al CG Torino il Piemonte Open Molinari saldamente in testa al Piemonte Open
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AL PETER LARSEN DANCE STUDIO MASTER CLASS CON AMANDA KAY - Agenfax
Agenfax, Italy - May 21, 2009
AL PETER LARSEN DANCE STUDIO MASTER CLASS CON AMANDA KAY21/5) - Secondo appuntamento del mese di Maggio che il Peter Larsen Dance Studio organizza per chi ama danzare. Sabato 23 maggio alle ore 18 master class con Amanda Kay, artista internazionale che vanta tra le sue partecipazioni anche le trasmissioni
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