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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
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Married to a successful physician and prominently ensconced in society, Irene Redfield leads a charmed existence - until a chance encounter with a childhood friend who has been "passing for white." "Absolutely absorbing, fascinating, and indispensable." - Alice Walker "A work so fine, sensitive, and distinguished that it rises above race categories and becomes that rare object, a good novel." - The Saturday Review of Literature Married to a successful physician and prominently ensconced in Harlem's vibrant society of the 1920s, Irene Redfield leads a charmed existence-until she is shaken out of it by a chance encounter with a childhood friend who has been "passing for white." An important figure in the Harlem Renaissance, Nella Larsen was the first African-American woman to be awarded a Guggenheim fellowship. Her fictional portraits of women seeking their identities through a fog of racial confusion were informed by her own Danish-West Indian parentage, and Passing offers fascinating psychological insights into issues of race and gender. Married to a successful physician and prominently ensconced in society, Irene Redfield leads a charmed existence - until a chance encounter with a childhood friend who has been "passing for white." Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780486437132
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