Passing: Enhanced Illustrated Edition

by Nella Larsen

Experience Nella Larsen’s groundbreaking classic in this Enhanced Illustrated Edition, thoughtfully designed for modern KDP readers. Passing explores the intertwined lives of Clare Kendry and Irene Redfield, two Black women whose choices around identity, belonging, and ambition collide in startling ways. With elegant prose and psychological depth, Larsen examines race, colorism, marriage, and the fragile performances we stage to survive. This edition features carefully curated illustrations that enrich key moments, clarify context, and invite deeper reflection without altering the original text. Perfect for classrooms, book clubs, and independent readers, it offers accessibility, beauty, and historical insight in one volume. Discover why Passing remains one of the most powerful Harlem Renaissance novels—subtle, suspenseful, and unforgettable—speaking urgently to questions of self-definition and social pressure today. Ideal for readers of literary fiction and social history, this edition includes helpful notes and modern formatting.

167 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 8, 2026

About the author

Nellallitea 'Nella' Larsen (first called Nellie Walker) was an American novelist of the Harlem Renaissance who wrote two novels and a few short stories. Though her literary output was scant, what she wrote earned her recognition by her contemporaries and by present-day critics.