| Passing Contributor(s): Larsen, Nella (Author), Bernard, Emily (Introduction by), Davis, Thadious M. (Notes by) |
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ISBN: 0143129422 ISBN-13: 9780143129424 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $21.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | African American - Urban - Fiction | Psychological |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2017035808 |
| Lexile Measure: 810 |
| Series: Penguin Vitae |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.3" W x 8" (0.50 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 60413 Reading Level: 5.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The powerful, thrilling, and tragic tale about the fluidity of racial identity that continues to resonate today, with an introduction by Emily Bernard. Now a major motion picture starring Tessa Thompson and Alexander Skarsg rd A Penguin Vitae Edition Clare Kendry is living on the edge. Light-skinned, elegant, and ambitious, she is married to a racist white man unaware of her African American heritage, and has severed all ties to her past after deciding to pass as a white woman. Clare's childhood friend, Irene Redfield, just as light-skinned, has chosen to remain within the African American community, and is simultaneously allured and repelled by Clare's risky decision to engage in racial masquerade for personal and societal gain. After frequenting African American-centric gatherings together in Harlem, Clare's interest in Irene turns into a homoerotic longing for Irene's black identity that she abandoned and can never embrace again, and she is forced to grapple with her decision to pass for white in a way that is both tragic and telling. Penguin Classics launches a new hardcover series with five American classics that are relevant and timeless in their power, and part of a dynamic and diverse landscape of classic fiction and nonfiction from almost seventy-five years of classics publishing. Penguin Vitae provides readers with beautifully designed classics that have shaped the course of their lives, and welcomes new readers to discover these literary gifts of personal inspiration, intellectual engagement, and creative originality. |