Quicksand (1928)

E270990

Harlem Renaissance literature novel

Quicksand (1928) is a seminal Harlem Renaissance novel by Nella Larsen that explores race, gender, and identity through the experiences of a mixed-race woman navigating Black and white societies in the early 20th century.

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Label	Occurrences
Quicksand (1928) canonical	2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Harlem Renaissance literature ⓘ novel ⓘ
academicSubject	African American studies ⓘ American literature ⓘ gender studies ⓘ
addresses	colorism within Black communities ⓘ exoticization of Black women ⓘ limitations of marriage for women ⓘ
author	Nella Larsen ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
criticalReputation	seminal work of the Harlem Renaissance ⓘ
explores	conflict between individual desire and social expectations ⓘ constraints on Black women in early 20th century America ⓘ tensions of biracial identity ⓘ
features	critique of both Black and white communities ⓘ critique of racial uplift ideology ⓘ interracial relationships ⓘ migration and mobility ⓘ
firstEditionPublisher	Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ
focusesOn	Black intellectuals ⓘ Black middle class ⓘ
follows	Helga Crane's movement between Black and white societies ⓘ
genre	African-American literature ⓘ novel of manners ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ
hasCompanionWork	Passing (novel) ⓘ
isDebutNovelOf	Nella Larsen ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
literaryMovement	Harlem Renaissance ⓘ
literaryPeriod	early 20th century ⓘ
mainCharacter	Helga Crane ⓘ
narrativePerspective	third-person limited ⓘ
protagonistEthnicity	mixed-race ⓘ
protagonistGender	female ⓘ
protagonistOccupation	teacher ⓘ
publicationYear	1928 ⓘ
setting	Chicago ⓘ Copenhagen ⓘ Harlem ⓘ Southern United States ⓘ surface form: the American South
theme	gender ⓘ identity ⓘ passing ⓘ race ⓘ religion ⓘ respectability politics ⓘ sexuality ⓘ
timePeriodDepicted	early 20th century ⓘ

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Description of subject: Quicksand (1928) is a seminal Harlem Renaissance novel by Nella Larsen that explores race, gender, and identity through the experiences of a mixed-race woman navigating Black and white societies in the early 20th century.

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nella Larsen → publicationDateOfWork → Quicksand (1928) ⓘ

Nellallitea Larsen → hasBibliographyItem → Quicksand (1928) ⓘ

subject surface form: Nella Larsen