A Death in Harlem

by Karla F.C. Holloway

Book Overview

In A Death in Harlem, famed scholar Karla FC Holloway weaves a mystery in the bon vivant world of the Harlem Renaissance. Taking as her point of departure the tantalizingly ambiguous "death by misadventure" at the climax of Nella Larsen's Passing, Holloway accompanies readers to the sunlit boulevards and shaded sidestreets of Jazz Age New York. A murder there will test the mettle, resourcefulness, and intuition of Harlem's first "colored"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810140810
• ISBN13: 9780810140813
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"