The House Behind the Cedars by Charles W. Chesnutt
"The House Behind the Cedars" by Charles W. Chesnutt is a novel published in 1900. Set in the post-Civil War South, it follows Rena Walden, a young woman of mixed ancestry who leaves home to live as white alongside her brother. When she falls in love with a white aristocrat, the secret of her heritage threatens to destroy everything. The novel explores interracial relations and the complexities of racial identity in America's
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| Author | Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932 |
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| Title | The House Behind the Cedars |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_Behind_the_Cedars_(book) |
| Credits | Produced by Charles Keller. HTML version by Al Haines. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 76.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Didactic fiction |
| Subject | Psychological fiction |
| Subject | Domestic fiction |
| Subject | African Americans -- Fiction |
| Subject | Southern States -- Fiction |
| Subject | Passing (Identity) -- Fiction |
| Subject | African American women -- Fiction |
| Subject | Racism -- Fiction |
| Subject | Racially mixed people -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 472 |
| Release Date | Mar 1, 1996 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 1, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 521 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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