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"Explores the challenges of subjective passing narratives written during the height of literary realism. Discusses racial and ethnic differences, assimilation, passing, and identity by comparing African-American narratives of James Johnson, Nella Larson, and George Schuyler and "white" ethnic (Jewish-American and Italian-American) narratives by Mary Antin, Anzia Yezierska, and Guido d'Agostino"--Provided by publisher.

American prose literature --- Minorities --- African Americans --- Assimilation (Sociology) in literature. --- Identity (Psychology) in literature. --- African Americans in literature. --- Passing (Identity) in literature. --- Human skin color in literature. --- Race awareness in literature. --- Group identity in literature. --- Ethnicity in literature. --- Realism in literature. --- Race in literature. --- Autobiography. --- Autobiographies --- Autobiography --- Egodocuments --- Memoirs --- Biography as a literary form --- Neorealism (Literature) --- Magic realism (Literature) --- Mimesis in literature --- Afro-Americans in literature --- Negroes in literature --- Ethnic minorities --- Foreign population --- Minority groups --- Persons --- Assimilation (Sociology) --- Discrimination --- Ethnic relations --- Majorities --- Plebiscite --- Race relations --- Segregation --- American literature --- African American authors --- History and criticism. --- Minority authors --- Biography --- History and criticism --- Technique --- United States --- Assimilation (Sociology) in literature --- Identity (Psychology) in literature --- African Americans in literature --- Passing (Identity) in literature --- Realism in literature --- Race in literature --- Human skin color --- In literature --- Race awareness in literature --- Group identity in literature --- Ethnicity in literature --- Howells, William Dean --- Criticism and interpretation --- Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins --- Cahan, Abraham --- Lewisohn, Ludwig --- Ornitz, Samuel --- Chesnutt, Charles Waddell --- Johnson, James Weldon --- Schuyler, George Samuel --- Antin, Mary --- Yezierska, Anzia --- Barolini, Helen --- White, Walter Francis --- Fauset, Jessie Redmon --- Larsen, Nella --- Cautela, Giuseppe --- D'Agostino, Guido --- Ets, Marie Hall