A lesson before dying
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : A. A. Knopf : Distribued by Random House, Inc., 1993.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
256 pages ; 23 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
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Branford/Blackstone Adult Fiction
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East Lyme Public Adult Fiction
Gaines, Ernest (Lesson)
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Essex Adult Fiction
GAINES
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Haddam/Brainerd Adult Fiction
FIC GAINES
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Ledyard/Bill Adult Fiction
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Lyme Adult Fiction
FIC GAI
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FIC GAINES
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North Branford/Smith Adult Fiction
Fiction Gaines
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Stony Creek/Willoughby Wallace Adult Fiction
FIC GAI
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Wallingford Adult Fiction
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Language:
English
ISBN:
0679414770 ;
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 4.4, 11 Points
Level 4.4, 11 Points
Lexile measure:
750
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APA Citation (style guide)
Gaines, E. J. (1993). A lesson before dying. New York, A. A. Knopf : Distribued by Random House, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019. 1993. A Lesson Before Dying. New York, A. A. Knopf : Distribued by Random House, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019, A Lesson Before Dying. New York, A. A. Knopf : Distribued by Random House, Inc, 1993.
MLA Citation (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J. A Lesson Before Dying. New York, A. A. Knopf : Distribued by Random House, Inc, 1993.
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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