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Contributor(s): Larsen, Nella (Author), Bernard, Emily (Introduction by), Davis, Thadious M. (Notes by)

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ISBN: 0142437271     ISBN-13: 9780142437278
Publisher: Penguin Group
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2003
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Annotation: The landmark novel about the cultural meaning of race, first published in 1929, is a remarkably candid exploration of shifting racial and sexual boundaries which tells the story of an two African-American woman who must confront lies and secret fears.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | African American - Women
- Fiction | Psychological
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 97009482
Age Level: 18-UP
Grade Level: 13-UP
Lexile Measure: 810 HL (High-Low)
Series: Penguin Classics
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5" W x 7.6" L (0.30 lbs) 160 pages
Themes:
- Geographic Orientation - New York
- Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic
- Cultural Region - Northeast U.S.
- Locality - New York, N.Y.
Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 60413
Reading Level: 5.7   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 5.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Nella Larsen's powerful, thrilling, and tragic tale about the fluidity of racial identity that continues to resonate today. A New York Times Editors' Choice. Now a major motion picture starring Tessa Thompson and Alexander Skarsg rd

Clare 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. This edition features a new introduction by Emily Bernard and notes by Thadious M. Davis.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

 
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