Quicksand ; and, Passing

Nella Larsen Deborah E. McDowell First published 1986

About this book

Two novels of 1920s Harlem describe Helga Crane's search for freedom and personal expression, and Irene's friendship with Clare, who attempts to pass for white.

Subjects

  • 813/.52
  • african americans
  • african americans, fiction
  • african americans--fiction
  • african americans in fiction
  • african american women
  • african american women--fiction
  • african american women in fiction
  • danish american women
  • danish american women--fiction
  • danish american women in fiction
  • fiction
  • fiction, african american & black, historical
  • fiction, christian, classic & allegory
  • fiction, general
  • fiction in english american writers, 1900-1945 - texts
  • jeunes femmes
  • noires américaines
  • noirs américains
  • ps3523.a7225 a6 1986
  • racially mixed people
  • racially mixed people--fiction
  • racially mixed people in fiction
  • romans, nouvelles
  • social conditions
  • young women
  • young women--fiction
  • young women in fiction