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Passing

By: Nella Larsen
Narrated by: Tessa Thompson
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Light-skinned Black woman Irene Redfield encounters an old childhood friend - Clare - who is now "passing" as a White woman. Clare is married to a racist White man, who doesn't know she has African American blood. In spite of the danger of being found out by her husband and society at large, she finds herself helplessly drawn to Irene's world....

Passing is a fascinating listening experience on many simultaneous levels.

©1929 Nella Larsen (P)2020 Audible, Inc. African American Classics Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Psychological World Literature Heartfelt
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fantastic story by Nella Larsen and fantastic narration by tessa thompson. i want to listen to it again.

tessa thompson.. wow

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A classic from the Harlem Renaissance with an unexpected ending.

I have already watched the Netflix movie and found it a fascinating story. Tessa Thompson who is the co-star of the film narrates this audiobook.

Passing

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Was really good performance by tessa and good timely story about white passing , race issues that are still relevant today and social structures .

Great

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Short story and worth the listen. Well read and written in my opinion. Also a film.

Give it a go.

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Poignant, authentic, lyrical and devastating. Obviously influenced Brit Bennett, worth listening to this fine narration

‘Tarbrush’

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