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Passing / Nella Larsen with an introduction by Mathew Hodgson.

Larsen, Nella, (author.). Hodgson, Mathew, (writer of introduction.).

Summary:

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.

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  • ISBN: 9781943536429
  • ISBN: 1943536422
  • Physical Description: 114 pages ; 21 cm.
  • Publisher: Salem, Oregon : Chemeketa Community College, 2018.

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General Note:
Originally published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York in 1929.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- Leading questions -- Passing -- Part 1 Encounter -- Part 2 Re-Encounter -- Part 3 Finale.
Subject: African American women > Fiction.
Racially mixed people > Fiction.
Identity (Psychology) > Fiction.
Passing (Identity) > Fiction.
Female friendship > Fiction.
Human skin color > Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > Fiction.
Genre: Fiction.

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