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Quicksand is the first novel by American author Nella Larsen, first published in 1928. [1] Out of print from the 1930s to the 1970s, Quicksand is a work that explores both cross-cultural and interracial themes. Larsen dedicated the novel to her husband. [2]
In 2019, her debut novel "Children of the Quicksands" won The Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition. [3] The novel was also shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize in 2022. [4] She received the Munich Literaturreferat YA Literature grant 2019 for her German novel Die Hüter des Schlafes (The Guardians of Sleep). [5]
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.
The book received the 2016 Best Swedish Crime Novel Award and the 2017 Glass Key award. Kirkus Reviews said that "Giolito gives us the unsettling monologue of a teenage girl as she works her way through her role in murder. It is a splendid work of fiction." [1]
Children of the Fleet is a science fiction novel by American writer Orson Scott Card. The title of the novel (and the series Fleet School ) was announced by the author on 12 November 2015, [ 2 ] and it was released on October 10, 2017.
In September 2017, it was announced that Netflix had ordered an adaption of Störst av allt (Quicksand) to be developed into an eponymous crime drama series, Quicksand (Störst av allt), and would partner with FLX to produce the series. [8] The series premiered on April 5, 2019. [9] Her latest book "I dina händer" was released in 2022.
"Children of the Corn" is a short story by Stephen King, first published in the March 1977 issue of Penthouse, and later collected in King's 1978 collection Night Shift. [1] The story has been adapted into several films, spawning a horror feature film franchise of the same name beginning in 1984 .
Her first book, The Dancing Cats of Applesap, was inspired by her own childhood memories. [ citation needed ] Following this book, she continued to write for a diverse audience and produced over seventeen children and young adult books, as well as several works of history for adults.