The classic 1920s story of a friendship torn apart by racism, Passing is Nella Larsen's devastating masterpiece Two childhood friends reconnect later in life. One, slightly more light-skinned than the other, lives her life passing for a white person, married to a flagrant racist while her friend observes uneasily. BRIEF ENCOUNTERS: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savored over days
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Passing (Brief Encounters)
By Nella Larsen
The classic 1920s story of a friendship torn apart by racism, Passing is Nella Larsen's devastating masterpiece Two childhood friends reconnect later in life. One, slightly more light-skinned than the other, lives her life passing for a white person, married to a flagrant racist while her friend observes uneasily. BRIEF ENCOUNTERS: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savored over days
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