A lesson before dying
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York, N.Y. : Vintage, 1994.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st Vintage Contemporaries ed.
Physical Desc:
256 pages ; 21 cm.
Status:
1 copy on order.
Description
A young illiterate African American man witnesses two black robbers kill a white store owner in Louisana in the late 1940s, and he is the one convicted.
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Language:
Unknown
ISBN:
9780375702709 (pbk.), 0375702709 (pbk.), 0679741666 (pbk.)
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 4.4, 11 Points
Level 4.4, 11 Points
Lexile measure:
750
Notes
Description
A young illiterate African American man witnesses two black robbers kill a white store owner in Louisana in the late 1940s, and he is the one convicted.
Awards
National Book Critics Circle Award, 1993.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Gaines, E. J. (1994). A lesson before dying. 1st Vintage Contemporaries ed. Vintage.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019. 1994. A Lesson Before Dying. Vintage.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019, A Lesson Before Dying. Vintage, 1994.
MLA Citation (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J.. A Lesson Before Dying. 1st Vintage Contemporaries ed. Vintage, 1994.
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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