{"product_id":"quicksand-paperback-13","title":"Quicksand - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNella Larsen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAsali Solomon\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA classic novel of identity, sexuality, religion, and race by the author of \u003ci\u003ePassing, \u003c\/i\u003ehailed as \"an original and hugely insightful writer\" by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e--with an introduction by Asali Solomon, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Days of Afrekete\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eQuicksand\u003c\/i\u003e . . . open[s] up a whole world of experience and struggle that seemed to me, when I first read [it] years ago, absolutely absorbing, fascinating, and indispensable.\"--Alice Walker\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn to a white Danish mother and a Black American father, Helga Crane has long struggled to carve a path for herself amid the racial segregation of the early twentieth century. As a teacher at an all-Black boarding school in the South, Helga quickly becomes unsettled by the way the school measures excellence based on proximity to whiteness. Journeying to Chicago, Harlem, and Copenhagen, she attempts to thrive free from the constraints of category--mother or wife, promiscuous or chaste, white or Black, American or Danish. But these categories, though slippery and unstable, are constantly reinforced. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHelga finally settles into a life that feels secure yet completely at odds with her previous ambitions--married to a preacher in the Deep South, hoping to find peace under the wings of the Church. Landing back where she started, in social and existential oblivion, Helga forces us to consider: In a society marred by injustice, is it even possible to find a true, authentic self? With intriguing parallels to Larsen's own life, \u003ci\u003eQuicksand \u003c\/i\u003eis an engrossing page-turner that is as relevant now as ever before. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Modern Library Torchbearers series features women who wrote on their own terms, with boldness, creativity, and a spirit of resistance.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNella Larsen (1891-1964\u003c\/b\u003e) is one of the most well-known names in the Harlem Renaissance canon, though much of her personal history remains elusive. The author of two novels, \u003ci\u003eQuicksand \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePassing, \u003c\/i\u003e and several short stories, she received a Guggenheim fellowship in 1930 and later worked as a nurse. Larsen died in New York City in 1964.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.27 x 7.99 x 5.29 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 30, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47254674800889,"sku":"9780593730270","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/DX_vvjnSwg9780593730270_55ce41e3-4434-4da0-92d2-e324c36f195d.webp?v=1768716694","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/quicksand-paperback-13","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}