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  1. First published in 1929, Nella Larsens Passing is a classic novel of the Harlem Renaissance. Named for the practice of racial passing, or escaping discrimination by claiming to be white, Larsen’s second novel explores the intricacies of identity in race-obsessed 20th-century America.

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  8. Summary. Irene Redfield sits at her desk opening mail. One letter postmarked in New York catches her attention, despite there being no return address on the envelope. She knows instinctively Clare Kendry—a childhood friend "always on the edge of danger"—sent the letter, and Irene feels annoyance swelling within her.