A Lesson Before Dying
A deep and compassionate novel about a young man who returns to 1940s Cajun country to visit a black youth on death row for a crime he didn't commit. Together they come to understand the heroism of resisting. A “majestic, moving novel ... an instant classic, a book that will be read, discussed and taught beyond the rest of our lives" (Chicago Tribune), from the critically acclaimed author of A Gathering of Old Men and The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.
A Lesson Before DyingBooks
Details
- First published
- 1993
- Pages
- 272 pages
- Hardcover 4.0/5
- Genres
Literary Fiction African Americans Friendship Classics General Academic
- Authors
