Quicksand

By Nella Larsen
(Wilder Publications, Paperback, 9781604599930, 100pp.)

Publication Date: February 2010

Other Editions of This Title: Paperback, Paperback, Paperback

Categories: Classics, Literary

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Nella Larsen was an important writer associated with the Harlem Renaissance. While she was not prolific her work was powerful and critically acclaimed. Quicksand, was autobiographical in nature and examined a woman's need for sexual fulfilment balanced against respectability and acceptance amid a deeply religious society.



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