Author

Nella Larsen

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Passing

1929 · Early 20th Century · Novel

Passing is a short novel in three parts, told in close third person through the consciousness of Irene Redfield, a light-skinned Black woman married to a Harlem physician. It opens with a letter that stirs Irene's memory of an encounter two years earlier.

medium medical relevanceRace SlaveryIdentity SelfMarriage