
A Lesson Before Dying
Ernest J. Gaines(Author)
Serpent's Tail (Publisher)
Published on 23. February 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-85242-723-8 (ISBN)
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Description
In a small Cajun community in the late 1940s, a young black man named Jefferson is an unwitting party to a liquor store shootout in which three men are killed. The only survivor, he is convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Gaines explores the deep prejudice of the American South in the tradition of Harper Lee?s To Kill A Mockingbird and Toni Morrison?s Beloved. A Lesson Before Dying is a richly compassionate and deeply moving novel, the story of a young black man sentenced to death for a murder he did not commit, and a teacher who seeks to share his wisdom before the execution.
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?A transcendent and heartfelt novel of redemption? Guardian ?This book is like the best country songs, straight and true, unafraid of sentiment and written for the people it depicts, not simply about them? IndependentMore details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Profile Books Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
194 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85242-723-8 (9781852427238)
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Ernest J. Gaines
A Lesson Before Dying
Book
09/1998
Serpent's Tail
€32.37
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Ernest J. Gaines was born on a plantation in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, which is the Bayonne of all his fictional works. His novels include The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, Of Love and Dust, Catherine Carmier, Bloodline, A Gathering of Old Men and In My Father's House.