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Nella Larsen. Nellallitea " Nella " Larsen (born Nellie Walker; April 13, 1891 – March 30, 1964) was an American novelist. Working as a nurse and a librarian, she published two novels, Quicksand (1928) and Passing (1929), and a few short stories. Though her literary output was scant, she earned recognition by her contemporaries.
Mar 8, 2018 · When Nella Larsen died, in 1964, she left little behind: a ground-floor apartment, two published novels, some short stories, a few letters. She was childless, divorced and estranged from her half ...
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Nella Larsen (born April 13, 1891, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died March 30, 1964, New York, New York) was an American novelist and short-story writer of the Harlem Renaissance. Larsen was born in Chicago to a Danish mother and a West Indian father who died when she was two years old. She studied for a year at Fisk University, one of America’s ...
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Jan 19, 2007 · Learn about the life and works of Nella Larsen, a nurse, librarian, and writer of the Harlem Renaissance. She wrote Quicksand and Passing, exploring racial dualism and passing in black middle class women.
Mar 15, 2018 · Nella Larsen was a mixed-race American author who wrote Quicksand and Passing, two novels about racial identity and passing. She was also a nurse, a librarian, and a Guggenheim fellow, but she struggled with depression and isolation.
April 13, 1891. Died. March 30, 1964. Genre. Literature & Fiction. edit data. 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 ...
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Learn about Nella Larsen, a pioneer of the Harlem Renaissance and a master of the short novel. Explore her major works, such as Quicksand and Passing, and read interviews and influences from Library of America.
