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Passing (1929) is a novel [a] by American author Nella Larsen. [4] Set primarily in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City in the 1920s, the story centers on the reunion of two childhood friends—Clare Kendry and Irene Redfield—and their increasing fascination with each other's lives.
Nellallitea "Nella" Larsen (born Nellie Walker; April 13, 1891 – March 30, 1964) was an American novelist.Working as a nurse and a librarian, she published two novels, Quicksand (1928) and Passing (1929), and a few short stories.
Passing is a 2021 American historical drama film written and directed by Rebecca Hall in her feature directorial debut. Adapted from the 1929 novel of the same name by Nella Larsen , set in 1920s New York City, the film follows the intertwined life of a black woman ( Tessa Thompson ) and her white-passing childhood friend ( Ruth Negga ).
Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga star in the project, based on the 1929 novella by Nella Larsen and adapted by Hall, about racial passing in 1920s New York. ... “Passing” is produced by Nina Yang ...
Jessie Redmon Fauset (April 27, 1882 – April 30, 1961) was an editor, poet, essayist, novelist, and educator. Her literary work helped sculpt African-American literature in the 1920s as she focused on portraying a true image of African-American life and history. [1]
Nella Larsen's 1929 novella Passing, deals with two biracial women's racial identities and their social experience: one generally passes for white and has married white; the other is married to a black man and lives in the black community of Harlem.
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The writer Nella Larsen, in her famous novel Passing, tells the story of Clare Kendry, a biracial woman who passes as white and marries a white man. She passes in order to get away from the racism of her own aunts, who allow her to live in poverty, which leaves her to face problems of both race and class, both of which arise in the Rhinelander ...