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A Lesson Before Dying
by Ernest J. Gaines
ISBN: 0375702709
ISBN-13: 9780375702709
Format: Paperback
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Summary
In this story of injustice and redemption set in rural Louisiana during the late 1940s, Grant Wiggins, a backwoods schoolmaster, is asked visit a young black prisoner on death row. Jefferson, the prisoner, was falsely accused and convicted of murder and is sentenced to hang, and Wiggins's job, once he realizes the impossibility of overturning the verdict, is to prepare the boy for death. Although, as a nonbeliever, Wiggins at first finds himself in competition with the minister for the boy's attention, he eventually comes to see that the cultivation of any instinct of love-human or religious-is the essence of salvation, both for Jefferson and himself. Ernest J. Gaines's morally wrenching novel has become a classic of American literature.
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"Like Joyce in his early stories, Gaines is writing here about moments of illumination and about what it means to be human...a strongly felt and-in the best sense-ambiguous novel." -- Francine Prose
-- Newsday (Long Island, N.Y.)
"This is a painful story told with spare eloquence, and the resonance it creates long after one's reading gives it a classic dimension." -- William Styron
-- Salon
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Random House Inc
Published date: 1997
Size: 5.25 x 8.25 inches
Weight: 0.45 pounds
Pages: 256
Publisher's Notes
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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A Lesson Before Dying (Oprah's Book Club)
Gaines, Ernest J
Vintage. Paperback. 0375702709 SOFTCOVER, GOOD CONDITION WITH MODERATE COSMETIC WEAR, PAGES CLEAN WITH NO HIGHLIGHTING/UNDERLINING/MARKS, BINDING TIGHT, NO MAJOR FLAWS . Good. 9/28/1997. ( more information)
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A Lesson Before Dying (Oprah's Book Club)
Ernest J. Gaines
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A Lesson Before Dying (Oprah's Book Club)
Gaines, Ernest J
Vintage. Paperback. 0375702709 SOFTCOVER, VERY NICE AND CLEAN, HAS GENTLE WEAR, PAGES CLEAN, BINDING TIGHT, NO HIGHLIGHTING/UNDERLINING/MARKS, GREAT FOR PERSONAL USE . Very Good. 9/28/1997. ( more information)
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Ernest J. Gaines
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Gaines, Ernest J
Vintage. PAPERBACK. 0375702709 This Book is in Like New Condition.! Possibly Read Once!!... Enjoy! "Spend Less, Read More, Save a Tree :)" We Really Do Appreciate Your Business!! Thanks a Bunch . Fine. ( more information)
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Ernest J. Gaines
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Ernest J. Gaines
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A Lesson Before Dying
Gaines, Ernest
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Vintage Books, 1997. Soft Back/Paper Back. Good. Paperback in good condition. ( more information)
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A Lesson Before Dying
Gaines, Ernest J
NY: Vintage Books, 1994. 1st printing. Slight wear along edges, else fine. No marks, no tears, no creases. "Oprah's Book Club" insignia on front cover. Winner of National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. ( more information)
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A Lesson Before Dying
Gaines, Ernest
Vintage Books, 1994 No writing, no cribbing, no underlining, no highliting = clean and complete.. Later Printing. Trade Paperback. Good. ( more information)
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A Lesson Before Dying
Gaines, Ernest J
Vintage Books USA, 1997 Trade paperback. Very Good. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 272 p. Vintage Contemporaries (Paperback). Audience: General/trade.. ( more information)
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A Lesson Before Dying
Gaines, Ernest J
New York: Vintage Books, 1997. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. . Soft Cover. New. ( more information)
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Ernest J. Gaines
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Ernest J. Gaines
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A Lesson Before Dying
Gaines, Ernest J
Vintage Books, 1997. Later Edition. Trade Paperback. Good+. Covers have light soiling. Edge wear. Tight binding. Trade paperback. Detailed information and/or scans available upon request. ( more information)
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Lesson Before Dying
Gaines, Ernest J
New York: Vintage. Good;. 1994. Fourth Printing. Softcover. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall; 256 pages; Trade size paperback scuffed and soiled at edges. Closed page edges with handling soil. Underlined text and margin notes. Book solid and tight. . ( more information)
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A LESSON BEFORE DYING
Gaines, Ernest J
Vintage, 1997. Slight creasing. No store stamps, marks. Slight edgewear.. ISBN: 0-375-70270-9. Paperback. Very Good. ( more information)
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A Lesson Before Dying
Gaines, Ernest
Vintage Books, 1994 Stained on top paper edge.. First Printing. Trade Paperback. Fair. ( more information)
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A Lesson Before Dying
Ernest J Gaines
New York: Vintage, 1994 Mass Market Paperback. No Jacket. First Vintage Book Edition. Private Press. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0-375-70270-9. A very good read copy of this winner of National Book critic's Award for Fi ction novel. ( more information)
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Lesson Before Dying
Gaines, Ernest
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Vintage Books, 1997 Sticker on front cover, light shelf wear to the corners of the book.. Trade Paperback. Very Good. ( more information)
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Lesson Before Dying
Gaines, Ernest
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Vintage Books, 1997 Some dog-eared pages, pages are yellowing, front cover is curling.. Trade Paperback. Good+. ( more information)
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A Lesson Before Dying (Oprah's Book Club)
Ernest J. Gaines
Vintage, 1997-09. Paperback. New. Paperback. Enjoyable reading copy for your personal pleasure. This copy is nearly flawless! Cover has barely noticeable shelf wear. You are buying a Book in NEW condition with very light shelf wear to include very light edge and corner wear. Buy it Now!!! As always, thank you for buying this book from International Book Source, YOUR ONE source FOR ALL your BOOK related NEEDS. Please remember to CHOOSE carefully how QUICKLY you would like to RECEIVE this material FAST, or standard (on next page). Thanks again!!!! ( more information)
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A LESSON BEFORE DYING
Gaines, Ernest J
New York: Vintage Books. Very Good-. 1994. Reprint. Paperback. ISBN: 0375702709. Used in wraps. Oprah's Book Club sticker to front cover. A tight, unmarked reading copy. Rubbing and edgewear to the covers and page edges. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 256 pages. ( more information)
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Lesson Before Dying
Gaines, Ernest
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Vintage Books, 1997 Waterstains on bottom edge of book, light shelf wear to corners, pages throughout book are warped from moisture. . Trade Paperback. Good+. ( more information)
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A Lesson Before Dying
Gaines, Ernest J
Good; 1994. Very lightly used, mild signs of handling at open corner tips - unmarked. Nice, used copy. ; Softcover; Vintage Contemporaries/Vintage Books; NY; 0.5 x 7.9 x 5.1 Inches; 256 pages ( more information)
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A Lesson Before Dying
Gaines, Ernest J
New York: Vintage. 1994. First Thus. S Trade Paperback. Good - Cheap Reading Copy. Good - Cheap Reading Copy - general wear from use. "Oprah's Book Club" logo on front wrap. ( more information)
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Gaines, Ernest J
New York: Vintage. 1994. First Thus. S Trade Paperback. Good - Cheap Reading Copy. Good - Cheap Reading Copy - general wear from use. "Oprah's Book Club" logo on front wrap. ( more information)
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A Lesson Before Dying
Gaines, Ernest J
Vintage Contemporaries, 1994 Winner of National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction.. A Later Printing.. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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A Lesson Before Dying
Gaines, Ernest
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Vintage Books, 1997 256 pp. Set in a small Cajun community in the late 1940s. A young black man is convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Softcover has wee bump to top corner. No creases, No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked.. Trade Paperback. V. Good. ( more information)
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A Lesson Before Dying
Gaines, Ernest J
New York: Vintage Books USA, 1997. Trade paperback. Very Good. Very good. No dust jacket as issued.. ( more information)
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Gaines, Ernest
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Vintage Books, 1997 Paper Back. Collectible Good. Ex-Library. ( more information)
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A Lesson Before Dying
Gaines, Ernest J
Random House, 1994 This book is in very good condition. The binding is tight and pages are clean. The cover has some bumps, scuffs and and the ghosting of a sticker on the right corner of the front cover. There is no creasing on the spine.. Trade Paperback. Very Good. ( more information)
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Gaines, Ernest J
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A LESSON BEFORE DYING
Gaines, Ernest J
Vintage Books, 1994. Oprah's Book Club. A Like New trade paperback. Jefferson, a young black man, is an unwitting party to a liquor store shootout in which three men are killed; the only survivor, he is convicted of murder and sentenced to death. . ( more information)
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A Lesson Before Dying (Oprah's Book Club) (Qty: 3)
Gaines, Ernest J
Vintage. PAPERBACK. 0375702709 Excellent condition. Fast, reliable delivery. Exceptional customer service. We select best book available. May contain some highlighting. Original supplements not guaranteed. Standard shipping is USPS. Expedited shipping is UPS Ground. Expedited shipping . Very Good. ( more information)
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A Lesson Before Dying
Gaines, Ernest J
New York: Vintage, 1994 256pp. Paperback in very good condition.. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ( more information)
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Gaines, Ernest J
New York, NY: Vintage, 1994. Text is lightly toned, otherwise a nice tight copy.. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". ( more information)
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A Lesson Before Dying (Oprah's Book Club)
Gaines, Ernest J
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Vintage Books. 1994. First Trade Paperback Edition. Trade Paperback. Good -. Brief summary of content available upon request by e-mail. ( more information)
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A Lesson Before Dying
Gaines, Ernest J
New York: Vintage Books. Very Good: Spine uncreased. Light wear. Pages lightly tanned.. 1994. Paperback: Trade PB. ( more information)
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A Lesson Before Dying
Gaines, Ernest
NY: Vintage Contemporaries. VG+ in softcover. 1994. trade PB. Keywords: african-american, 0-375-70270-9, fiction. ( more information)
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A Lesson Before Dying
Gaines, Ernest J
New York: Vintage, 1994. Trade Paper. VG+. An Oprah Book Club selection. . ISBN: 0375702709. ( more information)
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A Lesson Before Dying
Gaines, Ernest J
Very good copy in lightly creased Trade Paperback. Fiction Paperback Vintage Contemporaries New York: 1994 Soft cover ( more information)
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A LESSON BEFORE DYING
Gaines, Ernest J
Vintage, NY, Random House, 1993, 2nd Printing. Octavo, softcover, near fine. Giftable. 256 pp. Oprah's Book Club choice. Winner of National Book Critics award for fiction. Gaines is writing here about the action of grace in impossibly circumscribed lives. "It's an all too rare event to discover a contemporary novel that moves us to consider such essential questions,".says Newsday.. ( more information)
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A Lesson Before Dying
Gaines, Ernest
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Vintage Books, 1997. Softcover, 256 pages in like new condition, 1st edition, 1st printing. Oprah's Book Club selecvtion. Set in a small Cajun community in the late 1940's. Very slight shelf-wear on cover edges. . First Edition. Soft Cover. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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Lesson Before Dying
Gaines, Ernest J
Random House Inc. USED PAPERBACK. Binding:PAP Vendor: Random House Inc Subject:Fiction . 0375702709 . Binding:PAP. Vendor: Random House Inc. Subject:Fiction. ( more information)
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A Lesson Before Dying
Gaines, Ernest J
NY USA: Vintage, 1993 Oprah's Book Club. First Thus. Trade Paperback/Paper Wraps. VG, Reading Wear. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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A Lesson Before Dying
Gaines, Ernest J
NY USA: Vintage, 1993 Oprah's Book Club. First Thus. Trade Paperback/Paper Wraps. VG, Reading Wear. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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Lesson Before Dying
Gaines, Ernest
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Vintage Books, 1997. 253 pages. Very nice condition with no creases, inscriptions or markings.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Trade Paperback. Used. ( more information)
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New York: Vintage Books, 1993. 3rd Printing. Paperback. Very Good. EX-LIBRARY EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. DECORATIVE SOFT COVER COVER. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT WITH LIBRARY STAMPS MARKED OUT. ( more information)
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Gaines, Ernest
Mississauga, ON, Canada: Random House of Canada, Limited, 1997. Oprah's book club winner of national book critic circle award for fiction. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ( more information)
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A Lesson Before Dying
Gaines, Ernest J
New York: Vintage Books. Very Good: Spine uncreased. Light wear.. 1994. Paperback: Trade PB. ( more information)
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A Lesson Before Dying
Gaines, Ernest J
New York: Vintage Books. Very Good: Spine uncreased. Light wear. Light crease to front cover.. 1994. Paperback: Trade PB. ( more information)
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A Lesson Before Dying (Oprah's Book Club)
Ernest J. Gaines
Vintage, 1997-09. Paperback. New. Paperback. Enjoyable reading copy for your personal pleasure. This copy is nearly flawless! Dust jacket has barely noticeable shelf wear. You are buying a Book in NEW condition with very light shelf wear to include very light edge and corner wear. Buy it Now!!! As always, thank you for buying this book from International Book Source, YOUR ONE source FOR ALL your BOOK related NEEDS. Please remember to CHOOSE carefully how QUICKLY you would like to RECEIVE this material FAST, or standard (on next page). Thanks again!!!! ( more information)
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