Quicksand
(2024)

Fiction

eAudiobook

Provider: hoopla

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PUBLISHED
[United States] : Independently Published, 2024
Made available through hoopla
EDITION
Unabridged
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (1 audio file (4hr., 45 min.)) : digital

ISBN/ISSN
9798875109904 MWT16672724, 16672724
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Read by Christine Glassman

Nella Larsen's "Quicksand" paints a poignant portrait of Helga Crane, a young woman grappling with her mixed racial heritage in the 1920s. Caught between societal expectations and her yearning for identity, Helga navigates different settings - the segregated South, bustling Harlem, and even Denmark - searching for a place to belong. Yet, societal constraints and her own internal struggles leave her feeling trapped, like sinking in quicksand. Through Helga's journey, Larsen explores themes of race, class, and the search for self in a world fraught with prejudice and limited options

Mode of access: World Wide Web

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