Download or read book In Search of Nella Larsen written by George Hutchinson and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2006-05-30 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nella Larsen (1891-1964) lived her life in the shadows of America's racial divide. She wrote about that life, was briefly celebrated in her time, and then was lost to later generations. This work exposes the truths and half-truths surrounding this central figure of modern literary studies.