Quicksand
Nella Larsen
Nella Larsen's first novel tells the story of Helga Crane, a fictional character loosely based on Larsen's own early life. Crane is the lovely and refined daughter of a Danish mother and a West Indian black father who abandons Helga and her mother soon after Helga is born. Unable to feel comfortable with any of her white-skinned relatives, Helga lives in various places in America and visits Denmark in search of people among whom she feels at home. The work is a superb psychological study of a complicated and appealing woman, Helga Crane, who, like Larsen herself, is the product of a liaison between a black man and a white woman. In one sense, Quicksand might be called an odyssey; however, instead of overcoming a series of obstacles and finally arriving at her native land, Larsen's protagonist has a series of adventures, each of which ends in disappointment.
Duration - 4h 45m.
Author - Nella Larsen.
Narrator - Christine Glassman.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
Nella Larsen's first novel tells the story of Helga Crane, a fictional character loosely based on Larsen's own early life. Crane is the lovely and refined daughter of a Danish mother and a West Indian black father who abandons Helga and her mother soon after Helga is born. Unable to feel comfortable with any of her white-skinned relatives, Helga lives in various places in America and visits Denmark in search of people among whom she feels at home. The work is a superb psychological study of a complicated and appealing woman, Helga Crane, who, like Larsen herself, is the product of a liaison between a black man and a white woman. In one sense, Quicksand might be called an odyssey; however, instead of overcoming a series of obstacles and finally arriving at her native land, Larsen's protagonist has a series of adventures, each of which ends in disappointment. Duration - 4h 45m. Author - Nella Larsen. Narrator - Christine Glassman. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:15
Chapter 1
Duration:00:20:36
Chapter 2
Duration:00:11:32
Chapter 3
Duration:00:13:13
Chapter 4
Duration:00:10:06
Chapter 5
Duration:00:07:54
Chapter 6
Duration:00:13:19
Chapter 7
Duration:00:11:33
Chapter 8
Duration:00:08:32
Chapter 9
Duration:00:12:46
Chapter 10
Duration:00:08:56
Chapter 11
Duration:00:10:27
Chapter 12
Duration:00:08:36
Chapter 13
Duration:00:12:32
Chapter 14
Duration:00:18:48
Chapter 15
Duration:00:21:29
Chapter 16
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Chapter 17
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Chapter 18
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Chapter 19
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Chapter 20
Duration:00:12:12
Chapter 21
Duration:00:06:12
Chapter 22
Duration:00:10:06
Chapter 23
Duration:00:08:24
Chapter 24
Duration:00:12:15
Chapter 25
Duration:00:06:15
Ending Credits
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