BookFronter
Passing by Nella Larsen

Passing

Nella Larsen

Start Publishing LLC · Paperback · April 29, 2013

Generally regarded as Nella Larsen's best work, Passing was first published in 1929 but has received a lot of renewed attention because of its close examination of racial and sexual ambiguities.

The ClassicsBlack Historical FictionBlack Fictionbook club
More
urbanhistorical
Buy on Amazon

We earn from qualifying purchases.

Who it’s for
Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel invites close attention to racial and sexual ambiguities.
Genres
Black Historical Fiction, Black Fiction, The Classics
Published
Start Publishing LLC, April 29, 2013

Nearest books

Matched by what the books are about, then ordered by what their readers also loved. Most of these share its genre: Black Historical Fiction.

  1. Go Tell It on the MountainJames Baldwin43% match
  2. A Portrait of the Artist As a Young ManJames Joyce42% matchAlso shares The Classics
  3. QuicksandNella Larsen64% match
  4. HomegoingYaa Gyasi41% match
  5. Black BoyRichard Wright42% match
  6. Men We ReapedJesmyn Ward42% match
  7. If Beale Street Could TalkJames Baldwin42% match
  8. Harlem SunsetNekesa Afia42% match

For younger readers: If You Come Softly, Finding Langston, So Many Beginnings: a Little Women Remix

Start with three books, and this one can be the first.

Members get a new edition every morning: a route out from their books to essays, research and talks, with the reason for each.

Start with this book

About this book

Generally regarded as Nella Larsen's best work, Passing was first published in 1929 but has received a lot of renewed attention because of its close examination of racial and sexual ambiguities. It has achieved canonical status in many American universities.

Ambiguity in Focus

Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel invites close attention to racial and sexual ambiguities.

Come here for

  • A classic attentive to racial and sexual ambiguity
  • A layered work with lasting cultural resonance

Expect

  • Serious, nuanced themes
  • A place in the American literary canon

Where it sits

Black Historical Fiction59%
The Classics33%
Black Fiction30%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • The Classics
  • Historical Fiction
  • Multicultural & Interracial Romance
Authors
Nella Larsen
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
April 29, 2013
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
The Classics