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Passing
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Contributors:
Vogelius, Christa Holm, author of introduction.
Published:
London : Macmillan Collector's Library, 2020.
Physical Desc:
xiii, 134 pages ; 15 cm
Lexile measure:
HL: High-Low 810L
Status:
Description

Irene Redfield, married to a successful physician, enjoys a comfortable life in Harlem, New York. Reluctantly, she renews her friendship with odl school friend, Clare Kendry. Clare, who like Irene is light skinned, "passes" as white and is married to a racist white man who has no idea about his wife's racial heritage. Clare is very persuasive and Irene, despite misgivings, can't resist letting her back into her world As tensions mount between friends and between couples, this taut and mesmerizing narrative spins towards an unexpected end, Reflecting her own life in 1920s Harlem, Nella Larsen's powerful and revealing novel explores issues of racial identity and gender that stay relevant to this day.--From jacket.

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Format:
Book
Edition:
[New edition].
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781529040289, 1529040280
Lexile code:
HL: High-Low
Lexile measure:
810

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Complete and unabridged.
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Irene Redfield, married to a successful physician, enjoys a comfortable life in Harlem, New York. Reluctantly, she renews her friendship with odl school friend, Clare Kendry. Clare, who like Irene is light skinned, "passes" as white and is married to a racist white man who has no idea about his wife's racial heritage. Clare is very persuasive and Irene, despite misgivings, can't resist letting her back into her world As tensions mount between friends and between couples, this taut and mesmerizing narrative spins towards an unexpected end, Reflecting her own life in 1920s Harlem, Nella Larsen's powerful and revealing novel explores issues of racial identity and gender that stay relevant to this day.--From jacket.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Larsen, N., & Vogelius, C. H. (2020). Passing. [New edition]. London, Macmillan Collector's Library.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Larsen, Nella and Christa Holm, Vogelius. 2020. Passing. London, Macmillan Collector's Library.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Larsen, Nella and Christa Holm, Vogelius, Passing. London, Macmillan Collector's Library, 2020.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Larsen, Nella, and Christa Holm Vogelius. Passing. [New edition]. London, Macmillan Collector's Library, 2020.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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