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Passing

Larsen, Nella (Book - 2003)
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Passing


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Clare Kendry leads a dangerous life. Fair, elegant, and ambitious, she is married to a white man unaware of her African American heritage, and has severed all ties to her past. Clare's childhood friend, Irene Redfield, just as light-skinned, has chosen to remain within the African American community,

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Clare Kendry leads a dangerous life. Fair, elegant, and ambitious, she is married to a white man unaware of her African American heritage, and has severed all ties to her past. Clare's childhood friend, Irene Redfield, just as light-skinned, has chosen to remain within the African American community, but refuses to acknowledge the racism that continues to constrict her family's happiness. A chance encounter forces both women to confront the lies they have told others--and the secret fears they have buried within themselves. First published in 1929, Passing is a remarkably candid exploration of shifting racial and sexual boundaries.

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Imprint: New York - Penguin Books
Pages: 122
ISBN: 0142437271, 9780142437278
Call number: FICTION LARSEN 2003
Language: English
Notes: Originally published in the U.S.A. by Alfred A. Knopf, 1929
Includes bibliographical references
Statement of responsibility: Nella Larsen ; edited and with an introduction and notes by Thadious M. Davis
Characteristics: xxxv, 122 p. ;,20 cm
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Jun 22, 2012
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  • Elemee rated this: 4 stars out of 5.

Very interesting short novel. Liked it a lot.

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