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Passing

Passing

by Nella Larsen
Title:
Passing
Author:
Nella Larsen
Series (if any):
Penguin Vitae
Format:
Hardback
Number of pages:
160 pages, FOIL STAMPING ON COVER; COLORED ENDPAPERS
Publisher:
Penguin Putnam Inc
ISBN-13:
9780143129424
EAN:
9780143129424
Publication Date:
25/02/2020
Classifications:
Literature: history and criticism
Weight (g):
364
Dimensions (mm):
134 x 207 x 17
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Price:£18.00
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A NETFLIX BOOK CLUB PICKThe powerful, thrilling, and tragic tale about the fluidity of racial identity that continues to resonate today, with an introduction by Emily Bernard. Now a major motion picture starring Tessa Thompson and Alexander SkarsgårdA Penguin Vitae EditionClare Kendry is living on the edge. Light-skinned, elegant, and ambitious, she is married to a racist white man unaware of her African American heritage, and has severed all ties to her past after deciding to "pass" as a white woman. Clare''s childhood friend, Irene Redfield, just as light-skinned, has chosen to remain within the African American community, and is simultaneously allured and repelled by Clare''s risky decision to engage in racial masquerade for personal and societal gain. After frequenting African American-centric gatherings together in Harlem, Clare''s interest in Irene turns into a homoerotic longing for Irene''s black identity that she abandoned and can never embrace again, and she is forced to grapple with her decision to pass for white in a way that is both tragic and telling.Penguin Classics launches a new hardcover series with five American classics that are relevant and timeless in their power, and part of a dynamic and diverse landscape of classic fiction and nonfiction from almost seventy-five years of classics publishing. Penguin Vitae provides readers with beautifully designed classics that have shaped the course of their lives, and welcomes new readers to discover these literary gifts of personal inspiration, intellectual engagement, and creative originality.

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