In <b>The Complete Fiction of Nella Larsen</b><i>,</i> whose career flamed brightly but briefly in the 1920s, we rediscover one of the most gifted writers of the Harlem Renaissance.<br><br>Nella Larsen's subject is the struggle of sensitive, spirited heroines to find a place for themselves in a hostile world. <i>Passing</i> is the story of a light-skinned beauty who, after spending years passing for white, finds herself dangerously drawn to an old friend's Harlem neighborhood. In <i>Quicksand</i>, a restless young mulatto tries desperately to find a comfortable place in a world in which she sees herself as a perpetual outsider. Race and marriage offer few securities here or in the other stories in a collection that is compellingly readable, rich in psychological complexity, and imbued with a sense of place that brings Harlem vibrantly to life.