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Nella Larsen

NELLA LARSEN (1891-1964) was the author of two novels, Quicksand and Passing, and several short stories. She received a Guggenheim fellowship in 1930 but shortly thereafter she disappeared from the literary scene and later worked as a nurse. Larsen died in New York City in 1964.
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The Complete Fiction of Nella Larsen

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Quicksand
Passing
Passing
Passing
Quicksand
The Complete Fiction of Nella Larsen

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