A lesson before dying
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : A.A. Knopf, 2003, c1993.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
256 pages ; 22 cm.
Lexile measure:
750L
Status:
Description
NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • A deep and compassionate novel about a young man who returns to 1940s Cajun country to visit a Black youth on death row for a crime he didn't commit. Together they come to understand the heroism of resisting.
"An instant classic." —Chicago Tribune
A “majestic, moving novel...an instant classic, a book that will be read, discussed and taught beyond the rest of our lives" (Chicago Tribune), from the critically acclaimed author of A Gathering of Old Men and The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.
"A Lesson Before Dying reconfirms Ernest J. Gaines's position as an important American writer." —Boston Globe
"Enormously moving.... Gaines unerringly evokes the place and time about which he writes." —Los Angeles Times
“A quietly moving novel [that] takes us back to a place we've been before to impart a lesson for living.” —San Francisco Chronicle
"An instant classic." —Chicago Tribune
A “majestic, moving novel...an instant classic, a book that will be read, discussed and taught beyond the rest of our lives" (Chicago Tribune), from the critically acclaimed author of A Gathering of Old Men and The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.
"A Lesson Before Dying reconfirms Ernest J. Gaines's position as an important American writer." —Boston Globe
"Enormously moving.... Gaines unerringly evokes the place and time about which he writes." —Los Angeles Times
“A quietly moving novel [that] takes us back to a place we've been before to impart a lesson for living.” —San Francisco Chronicle
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
Hamden/Miller Adult Fiction
FIC/GAINES
On Shelf
Mitchell College Book Stacks
PS3557 .A355 L47 1993
On Shelf
Preston Adult Fiction
F GAINES, Ernest J.
On Shelf
West Haven Ora Mason New Adult Fiction
NEW FIC GAI
On Shelf
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
0679455612
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 4.4, 11 Points
Level 4.4, 11 Points
Lexile measure:
750
Notes
General Note
"This is a Borzoi book"--T.p. verso.
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Gaines, E. J. (20031993). A lesson before dying. New York, A.A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019. 20031993. A Lesson Before Dying. New York, A.A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019, A Lesson Before Dying. New York, A.A. Knopf, 20031993.
MLA Citation (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J. A Lesson Before Dying. New York, A.A. Knopf, 20031993.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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