A lesson before dying
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Published:
New York : A. A. Knopf: Distribued by Random House, Inc., 1993., New York : A. A. Knopf:, 1993.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
256 pages ; 23 cm.
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Set in a small Cajun community in the late 1940s, "A Lesson Before Dying" is an "enormously moving" ("Los Angeles Times") novel of one man condemned to die for a crime he did not commit and a young man who visits him in his cell. In the end, the two men forge a bond as they both come to understand the simple heroism of resisting--and defying--the expected. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction.
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FICTION GAINES, E.J.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780679455615, 0679414770
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 4.4, 11 Points
Level 4.4, 11 Points
Lexile measure:
750
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Set in a small Cajun community in the late 1940s, "A Lesson Before Dying" is an "enormously moving" ("Los Angeles Times") novel of one man condemned to die for a crime he did not commit and a young man who visits him in his cell. In the end, the two men forge a bond as they both come to understand the simple heroism of resisting--and defying--the expected. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction.
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Gaines, E. J. (1993). A lesson before dying. New York, A. A. Knopf: Distribued by Random House, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019. 1993. A Lesson Before Dying. New York, A. A. Knopf: Distribued by Random House, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019, A Lesson Before Dying. New York, A. A. Knopf: Distribued by Random House, Inc, 1993.
MLA Citation (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J. A Lesson Before Dying. New York, A. A. Knopf: Distribued by Random House, Inc, 1993.
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