A lesson before dying
(CD Audiobook)
Author:
Contributors:
Published:
[S.l.] : Random House Audiobooks, p1997.
Format:
CD Audiobook
Physical Desc:
7 sound discs (ca. 8 hours) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Lexile measure:
750L
Rating:
750
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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Old Lyme Adult Talking Book - CD
AUDIO FIC GAINES
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Language:
English
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 4.4, 11 Points
Level 4.4, 11 Points
Lexile measure:
750
Notes
General Note
"Oprah's book club."
General Note
Unabridged.
General Note
Compact discs.
Participants/Performers
Read by Jay Long.
Target Audience
750,Lexile.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,4.4,11.0,10287.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Gaines, E. J., & Long, J. (1997). A lesson before dying. [S.l.], Random House Audiobooks.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019 and Jay. Long. 1997. A Lesson Before Dying. [S.l.], Random House Audiobooks.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019 and Jay. Long, A Lesson Before Dying. [S.l.], Random House Audiobooks, 1997.
MLA Citation (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J. and Jay Long. A Lesson Before Dying. [S.l.], Random House Audiobooks, 1997.
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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Grouped Work ID:
ac39a026-55cf-6bd8-b973-b3eba3285ff1
Record Information
Last Sierra Extract Time | May 01, 2024 08:32:13 PM |
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Last File Modification Time | May 01, 2024 08:32:37 PM |
Last Grouped Work Modification Time | May 01, 2024 10:20:45 PM |
MARC Record
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