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Nella Larsen (1891*-1964)
 

Nella Larsen

Secondary Bibliography on Nella Larsen

Biographical Sketch from the Voices from the Gaps: Women Writers of Color site. (New URL)
Biographical sketch from a student page at NYU. 
A response to Nella Larsen's work by Sushama Austin, writer and documentary filmmaker at the Literary Traveler site. 
Bibliography at Paul Reuben's PAL site. 
A classroom guide to teaching Larsen by Deborah McDowell from the Heath Anthology site.
"Passing and the Fading Subject" (article from African American Review in 1998). 
Stephen Knadler, "Domestic violence in the Harlem Renaissance: remaking the record in Nella Larsen's Passing and Toni Morrison's Jazz" (African American Review, 2004)
Other articles (online) on Larsen.
A Wikipedia entry on Larsen includes summaries of Passing and Quicksand.

*Note: Although 1893 is sometimes given as the date, Larsen biographer Thadious Davis uses 1891; I have followed her practice.
Image courtesy of Mary Mark Ockerbloom's Celebration of Women Writers site
Works Available Online
"Sanctuary" (This was once online but is no longer available)



Comments to D. Campbell.