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Nella Larsen


Born
in Chicago, Illinois, The United States
April 13, 1891

Died
March 30, 1964

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Nellallitea 'Nella' Larsen (first called Nellie Walker) was an American novelist of the Harlem Renaissance who wrote two novels and a few short stories. Though her literary output was scant, what she wrote earned her recognition by her contemporaries and by present-day critics. ...more

Average rating: 3.9 · 97,463 ratings · 10,431 reviews · 40 distinct worksSimilar authors
Passing

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3.92 avg rating — 82,087 ratings — published 1929 — 306 editions
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Quicksand

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3.72 avg rating — 8,904 ratings — published 1928 — 114 editions
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Quicksand and Passing

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3.95 avg rating — 4,610 ratings — published 1928 — 52 editions
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The Complete Fiction of Nel...

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4.14 avg rating — 1,583 ratings — published 1928 — 25 editions
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Sanctuary

3.94 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 1930 — 5 editions
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The Short Fiction of Nella ...

3.91 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 1930 — 9 editions
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O Homem Errado

3.68 avg rating — 47 ratings7 editions
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Freedom

3.75 avg rating — 20 ratings3 editions
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Collected works by Nella La...

4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Beyond Passing: The Further...

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“The trouble with Clare was, not only that she wanted to have her cake and eat it too, but that she wanted to nibble at the cakes of other folk as well.”
Nella Larsen, Passing

“It’s funny about ‘passing.’ We disapprove of it and at the same time condone it. It excites our contempt and yet we rather admire it. We shy away from it with an odd kind of revulsion, but we protect it.”
Nella Larsen, Passing

“I think being a mother is the cruelest thing in the world. ”
Nella Larsen, The Complete Fiction of Nella Larsen: Passing, Quicksand, and The Stories

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