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- Author: Ernest Gaines
- Genre: Fiction
- Publication Date: 1993
- Publisher: Vintage
- Pages: 272
- ISBN 0375702709
- Awards/Distinctions: Won National Book Critics Circle Award and nominated for the Pulitzer Prize
- Adaptations: Movie
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A Lesson Before Dying is a novel by writer Ernest Gaines. Set in Louisiana in the 1940s, it is a story about a man falsely accused of murder.
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Plot Synopsis
A Lesson Before Dying tells the story of Jefferson. Jefferson is a young African-American man who is falsely accused of murder. He comes up against racism and bigotry during his trial. As his execution approaches Jefferson must make peace with the town that has wronged him.-
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@weezbsk8rs you mean A Lesson Before Dying?
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Just finished reading A Lesson Before Dying for my english class. Such an emotionally provoking novel.
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@ChristalNicole Im on the road/air more then anything thats all i do..check out "A Lesson Before Dying" and "Where the living come alive"
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reading a lesson before dying by Ernest J. Gains.
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