Quicksand ; and, Passing
By: Nella Larsen ; edited and with an introduction by Deborah E. McDowell.
Contributors: McDowell, Deborah E., 1951-; Larsen, Nella.
Series: American women writers series
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 1986
Place of publication: New Brunswick, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
Subjects: African Americans -- Fiction; African American women -- Fiction; Racially mixed people -- Fiction; Danish American women -- Fiction; Young women -- Fiction; Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction; Copenhagen (Denmark) -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Other titles: Quicksand.; Passing.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographies.