The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
by GAINES, ERNEST J
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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman is a 1971 novel by Ernest J. Gaines. The book was made into an award-winning television movie in 1973. The film holds importance as one of the first films to deal with African-American characters with depth and sympathy. It preceded the ground-breaking television miniseries Roots by four years. The story depicts the struggles of African Americans as seen through the eyes of the narrator, a woman named Jane Pittman.
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- Title
- The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
- Author
- GAINES, ERNEST J
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph 1973
- Keywords
- biographical fiction literature novel modern first edition slavery American civil war
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