Nella Larsen’s Passing

My colleague Donavan Ramon composed an episode focusing on Nella Larsen’s Passing (1929) for our podcast series Remarkable Receptions. 

He opens by raising the following issues:

What makes a novel so powerful that nearly a century after its publication, the movie adaptation lands on President Obama’s list of favorite films? Perhaps it’s the mysterious and unresolved death of a main character. Perhaps it’s the emphasis on the psychology of two light-skinned black women’s attitudes toward passing for white.  What’s certain is that Nella Larsen’s novel Passing has captivated audiences for nearly 100 years.

 

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Related:

• Episodes of Remarkable Receptions