A lesson before dying
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Published:
New York, N.Y. : Vintage, 1994.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st Vintage Contemporaries ed.
Physical Desc:
256 pages ; 21 cm.
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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:
English
ISBN:
9780375702709 (pbk.), 0375702709 (pbk.), 0679741666 (pbk.)
Accelerated Reader:
UG
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. New York, N.Y., Vintage.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019. 1994. A Lesson Before Dying. New York, N.Y., Vintage.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019, A Lesson Before Dying. New York, N.Y., Vintage, 1994.

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Gaines, Ernest J. A Lesson Before Dying. 1st Vintage Contemporaries ed. New York, N.Y., Vintage, 1994.

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