Nella Larsen

thumb|175px|Nella Larsen 1928 Nella Larsen (April 13, 1891–March 30, 1964) was a nurse, librarian and novelist during the Harlem Renaissance. Quotes Quotes from Nella Larsen …in talking it over with Negroes, I find that the tale is so old and so well known that it is almost folklore. It has many variations: sometimes it is the woman’s brother, husband, son, lover, preacher, beloved master, or even her father, mother, sister, or daughter who is killed. A Negro sociologist tells me that there are literally hundred of these stories. Anyone could have written it up at any time. On the similarity of her story “The Sanctuary” to another writer’s work (as quoted in “Passing Through” in Lapham’s Quarterly; 2015 Apr 3) Quotes about Nella Larsen Manners were something that people who don’t have, but admire, resent not having. On how Thadious Davis characterized Larsen’s politeness as potentially being misinterpreted for standoffishness (as quoted in “Passing Through” in Lapham’s Quarterly; 2015 Apr 3) a ‘modern’ woman who smokes, wears her dresses short, does not believe in religions, churches and the like, and feels that people of the artistic type have a definite chance to help solve the race problem. On how Larsen was described in a 1928 interview (as quoted in “NELLA LARSEN: AN UNTOLD STORY OF RACE THROUGH LITERATURE”; May 2017) External links Author:Nellallitea Larsen Category:African Americans Category:Novelists from the United States Category:Short story writers from the United States Category:1891 births Category:1964 deaths Category:Nurses from the United States Category:Librarians from the United States Category:People from Chicago Category:Women authors from the United States