A Lesson Before Dying - Brossura

Gaines, Ernest J.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 185242723X ISBN 13: 9781852427238

Casa editrice: Serpent's Tail, 2001

Riassunto

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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Recensione

?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

L'autore

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.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Serpent's Tail
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 185242723X
• ISBN 13: 9781852427238
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 272