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Nella Larsen


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

Died
March 30, 1964

Genre
Literature & Fiction


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

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Average rating: 3.91 · 83,039 ratings · 8,533 reviews ·22 distinct works •Similar authors
Passing
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3.93 avg rating — 68,997 ratings — published 1929 — 255 editions
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Quicksand
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3.72 avg rating — 7,718 ratings — published 1928 — 91 editions
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Quicksand and Passing
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3.95 avg rating — 4,534 ratings — published 1928 — 46 editions
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The Complete Fiction of Nel...
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4.15 avg rating — 1,533 ratings — published 1928 — 23 editions
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Sanctuary
3.91 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 1930 — 5 editions
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The Short Fiction of Nella ...
3.90 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions
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O Homem Errado
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Freedom
3.76 avg rating — 17 ratings — 3 editions
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Collected works by Nella La...
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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
tags: selfishness
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“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
tags: motherhood, mothers
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“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
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Polls

May 2021 New School Classic Poll

Dandelion WinebyRay Bradbury,1957, 239 pages
61 votes, 25.4%

PassingbyNella Larsen,1929, 122 pages
51 votes, 21.3%

MauricebyE.M. Forster,1971, 256 pages
39 votes, 16.3%

PossessionbyA.S. Byatt,1990, 555 pages
36 votes, 15.0%

25 votes, 10.4%

Oscar and LucindabyPeter Carey,1988, 515 pages
15 votes, 6.3%

The Way WestbyA.B. Guthrie Jr.,1949, 352 pages
13 votes, 5.4%

240 total votes
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