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Quicksand

Nella Larsen's first novel tells the story of Helga Crane, a fictional character loosely based on Larsen's own early life. Crane is the lovely and refined daughter of a Danish mother and a West Indian black father who abandons Helga and her mother soon after Helga is born. Unable to feel comfortable with any of her white-skinned relatives, Helga lives in various places in America and visits Denmark in search of people among whom she feels at home. The work is a superb psychological study of a complicated and appealing woman, Helga Crane, who, like Larsen herself, is the product of a liaison between a black man and a white woman. In one sense, Quicksand might be called an odyssey; however, instead of overcoming a series of obstacles and finally arriving at her native land, Larsen's protagonist has a series of adventures, each of which ends in disappointment.


Författare:

  • Nella Larsen

Uppläsare:

  • Christine Glassman

Format:

  • Ljudbok

Längd:

  • 4 tim 46 min

Språk:

Engelska

Kategorier:

  • Romaner
  • Moderna romaner

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  • 14 böcker

    Nella Larsen

    Nella Larsen (1891-1964) utgav under sin livstid en rad noveller samt två romaner, "Quicksand" och "Passera". 1930 mottog hon ett Guggenheim-stipendium för att skriva en tredje roman, men hon lyckades aldrig finna något förlag till denna och drog sig därefter helt tillbaka från den litterära scenen för att istället arbeta som sjuksköterska.

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