Nella Larsen was an important writer associated with the Harlem Renaissance.
The novel is deeply pessimistic and ends as the protagonist is sucked into a life that is at odds with all that sh.
Quicksand, was autobiographical in nature and examined a woman\'s need for sexual fulfilment balanced against respectability and acceptance amid a deeply religious society.
Collected here are both of her novels, Passing and Quicksand.
While she was not prolific her work was powerful and critically acclaimed.
Nella Larsen was an important writer associated with the Harlem Renaissance