A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J Gaines

A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J Gaines

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.

?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? Independent

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.

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ISBN 13	9781852427238
ISBN 10	185242723X
Title	A Lesson Before Dying
Author	Ernest J Gaines
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Profile Books Ltd
Year published	2001-02-23
Number of pages	272
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