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Passing by Nella Larsen is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Passing about?
"The beautiful, elegant, and ambitious Clare Kendry leads a dangerous life. A light-skinned African American married to a white man unaware of her racial heritage, Clare has severed all ties to her past to become part of white, middle-class society. Clare's childhood friend, Irene Redfield, as light-skinned as Clare, has chosen to remain within the African American community. Married to a successful doctor and the mother of two boys, Irene refuses to acknowledge the racism she grew up with and that continues to set limits on her family's happiness. A chance encounter forces both women to confront the lies they have told others and the secret fears they have buried within themselves. From the bookjacket
Who reads Passing?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Nella Larsen
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Published
- 1997
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780143129424
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.81 / 5 (194 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- Passing (The Penguin English Library) (2020)
- Passing (Modern Library Torchbearers) (2007)
- Passing: a Novel (2013)
- Passing (Penguin Classics) (2003)
- Quicksand and Passing (2021)
- 한국형 협상의 법칙 (2004)
- Passing (2013)
- Passing (2021)
- Passing (2014)
- Passing (Penguin Vitae) (2018)
- Passing (Modern Library Torchbearers) (2010)
- Passing (1985)
- Passing (Dover Books on Literature & Drama) (2004)
- Passing : authoritative text, backgrounds and contexts, about Nella Larsen, criticism (2007)
- Passing : Regular Print Book Discussion Kit (2021)
- Passing (Dover Books on Literature & Drama) (2012)
- Passing (Modern Library Torchbearers) (1929)
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