Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible,mini editions of short stories,novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers,designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics,they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna,from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island,and from a game of chess on the ocean to a love story on the moon. Beautifully designed and printed,these collectible editions are bound in colourful,tactile cloth and stamped with foil.Clare Kendry,elegant,fair-skinned and ambitious,is married to a white man who is unaware of her African-American heritage. When she reunites with childhood friend Irene,who has not hidden her origins,both women are forced to confront the secret fears they have buried within themselves. A taut exploration of race and gender,Passing is one of the Harlem Renaissance's greatest works.'A tragic story rooted in inescapable facts of American life'The New York Times
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241573747Number of pages: 176Weight: 202 gDimensions: 167 x 120 x 21 mm
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