Passing

By Nella Larsen, Carla Kaplan, Penguin Classics

The classic 1920s story of a friendship torn apart by racism, Passing is Nella Larsen's devastating masterpiece

Two childhood friends reconnect later in life. One, slightly more light-skinned than the other, lives her life passing for a white person, married to a flagrant racist while her friend observes uneasily.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1529981301
• ISBN13: 9781529981308
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Vintage Classics
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.