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  1. thenetline.com › passing-true-storyPassing True Story: A fictional book by Nella Larsen

    Nov 17, 2021 · Passing is based on a fictional 1929 book by Nella Larsen with the same name. Director Rebecca Hall drew from Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel Passing when creating the film. Larsen based the fictional book on the racial realities of 1920s New York and personal experiences in the city.

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  3. electricliterature.com › in-nella-larsens-passing-In Nella Larsen’s “Passing,” Whiteness Isn’t Just About Race

    Jan 16, 2018 · Passing is a work of fiction, but it is a true story about the world in which its author, Nella Larsen, lived. To describe it simply as a novel about a black woman passing for white would be to ignore the multiple layers of its concerns. Passing is about the monumental cultural transformations that took place in American society after World War I.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Passing_(novel)Passing (novel) - Wikipedia

    Passing. Passing (1929) is a novel [a] by American author Nella Larsen. [4] Set primarily in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City in the 1920s, the story centers on the reunion of two childhood friends—Clare Kendry and Irene Redfield—and their increasing fascination with each other's lives. The title refers to the practice of "racial ...

    • Nella Larsen, Carla Kaplan
    • 1929

  5. www.newstatesman.com › culture › booksHow Nella Larsen’s Passing deconstructed the question of race

    Nov 12, 2021 · The difference with Larsen’s work is that “passing” is not a device – it is the story. As such, the book offers little in the way of plot. Most of the story takes place in Irene’s head as she works through the way Clare’s presence has raised questions about her own life.

  6. www.npr.org › 2021/11/10 › 1054025599Essay: 'Passing,' by Nella Larsen : NPR

    Nov 10, 2021 · The movie adaptation of Nella Larsen's Passing is out now, and if you're less familiar with the book, critic Carole Bell describes it as a "decades-early precursor to a Patricia Highsmith novel."

  7. thecinemaholic.com › is-passing-based-on-a-true-storyIs Passing Based on a True Story? - The Cinemaholic

    Nov 9, 2021 · No, ‘Passing’ is not based on a true story. However, it does use fiction to depict the complex realities of 1920s America. The Rebecca Hall directorial is based on Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel of the same name and largely stays true to it as well. Larsen’s novel was inspired by her own mixed-race identity and experiences in Harlem, New ...

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  9. www.britannica.com › topic › PassingPassing (novel by Nella Larsen) | Summary & Characters ...

    Aug 29, 2024 · Passing, novel by Nella Larsen, published in 1929. Larsen’s novel, which closely followed her prizewinning Quicksand (1928), explores the complexities of racial identity in early 20th-century New York. Its central character, Irene Redfield, is a member of the African American bourgeoisie that became increasingly fashionable and visible in New ...