- Title:
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Passing
- Written by:
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Nella Larsen
- Read by:
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Tessa Thompson
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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4
- Duration:
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3 hours 36 minutes
- Published:
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August 01 2021
- Available Date:
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August 01 2021
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781867551133
- Genres:
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Fiction; American Fiction; Classic Fiction; Psychological Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda/Audible audio
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Format
Price
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Passing is a remarkable exploration of the shifting racial and sexual boundaries in 1920s New York, and still carries relevance today as a modern classic.
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.
'A fascinating inquiry into the nature of race (and a window into the Harlem Renaissance) catalyzed by a chance meeting between two childhood friends. A page-turning classic.'
Jennifer Egan
'... Passing is the work of a highly talented and thoughtful writer.'
Richard Bernstein, The New York Times
'A short, easy, engaging read ... as much as it is a revealing cultural study of the 1920s, is also incredibly relevant today.'
Lexi Nisita, Refinery 29