Nella Larsen: Novelist of the Harlem Renaissance : A Woman's Life Unveiled

by Thadious M. Davis

Examines the life of the enigmatic figure of the Harlem Renaissance, including details of her secretive personal life and the influence of her works on modern readers

Genres: Biography, History, Race, Psychology, Nonfiction, African American, Female Authors

496 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1994

About the author

Her poetry has been published in various journals and anthologies in the USA, including Obsidian, Pushcart Prize IV: Best of the Small Presses (ed. Bill Henderson, 1979) and Black Sister: Poetry by Black American Women, 1746-1980 (ed. Erlene Stetson, 1981) and is collected in Emergence. In the 1980s she co-edited (with Trudier Harris) several volumes of the Dictionary of Literary Biography dealing with African-American writers.

(from Daughters of Africa, edited by Margaret Busby)

Reviews

[Nascha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another well noted biography on Nella Larsen, an intriguing novelist from the Harlem Renaissance period. Larson, the biographer, does a great job of detailing Larsen's life and giving tidbits and details not found in most other biographies. Very good read for those interested in learning more about Nella Larsen.