In addition to writing a novel about Helga Crane, she wrote a novel whose narrator is disturbed by the bigotry of John Bellew, who declares that he would never marry a black woman, even though he has unknowingly done just that.
One of this author's characters is described by Hugh Wentworth as a "blond beauty out of the fairy-tale" at a Negro Welfare League dance. Another of her characters turns down a marriage proposal from a Danish artist but ends up marrying Reverend Green. That character quits teaching at Naxos in part because she is discouraged from expressing her individuality by wearing colorful clothing. In addition to writing a novel about Helga Crane, she wrote a novel whose narrator is disturbed by the bigotry of John Bellew, who declares that he would never marry a black woman, even though he has unknowingly done just that. That novel ends by noting that the jury returned a verdict of death by misadventure, leaving the reader to decide whether or not Irene Redfield pushed Clare Kendry. For 10 points, name this Harlem Renaissance novelist of Quicksand and Passing.
One of this author's characters is described by Hugh Wentworth as a "blond beauty out of the fairy-tale" at a Negro Welfare League dance.
Nella Larsen