A Lesson Before Dying
by Gaines, Ernest
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0375702709
- ISBN 13
- 9780375702709
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Oak Point, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Vintage Books, New York, New York, U.S.A, 1997. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Near Fine Condition. 256 pages. Book in excellent condition - no interior marks noted, one page corner dog eared, otherwise lightest shelf and edge wear only. In Cajun Louisiana in the 1940's three men die in a liquor store shootout. A young black man, Jefferson, is an unwitting party, but is convicted and sentenced to death. A young teacher, Grant Wiggins, is asked by his aunt and Jefferson's godmother to visit Jefferson in his cell and impart his learning and pride with the young man before the end. An Oprah Book Club selection. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 256 pp. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 pound. Category: Fiction; Louisiana; 1940s; ISBN: 0375702709. ISBN/EAN: 9780375702709. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 608376. . 9780375702709
Synopsis
A Lesson Before Dying is Ernest J. Gaines' eighth novel, published in 1993.
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- Seller
- Lotzabooks (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 608376
- Title
- A Lesson Before Dying
- Author
- Gaines, Ernest
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0375702709
- ISBN 13
- 9780375702709
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- BZDB26 NOISBN LOUISIANA FICTION HISTORICAL Oprah Book Grant Wiggins Tante Lou Miss Emma Jefferson Teacher Fiction; Louisiana; 1940s; A Lesson Before Dying Gaines Ernest
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