Nella larsen biography

American novelist (1891–1964)

Nellallitea "Nella" Larsen (born Nellie Walker; April 13, 1891 – March 30, 1964) was an American novelist. Working as a nurse and a librarian, she published two novels, Quicksand (1928) and Passing (1929), and a few short stories. Though her literary output was scant, she earned recognition by her contemporaries.

A revival of interest in her writing has occurred since the late 20th century, when issues of racial and sexual identity have been studied. Her works have been the subjects of numerous academic studies, and she is now widely lauded as "not only the premier novelist of the Harlem Renaissance, but also an important figure in American modernism."^[1]

Early life

Nella Larsen was born Nellie Walker, in a poor district of south Chicago known as the Levee, on April 13, 1891 (though Larsen would frequently claim to have been born in 1893).^{[2]: 15, 64} Her mother was Pederline

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Nella Larsen (born Ap, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died Ma, New York, New York) was an American novelist and short-story writer of the Harlem Renaissance.

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Nella Larsen (born Ap, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died Ma, New York, New York) was an American novelist and short-story writer of the Harlem Renaissance.

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Nella Larsen (born Ap, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died Ma, New York, New York) was an American novelist and short-story.

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Learn about the life and works of Nella Larsen, a nurse, librarian, and writer of the Harlem Renaissance.

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A brief biography of Nella Larsen, a biracial writer of the Harlem Renaissance, and her two novels, Quicksand and Passing.