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A novel of prejudice, community and what it means to be a man in the American South. It explores the deep prejudice of the American South in the tradition of Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird and Toni Morrison's Beloved. It is the story of a young black man sentenced to death for a murder he did not commit.
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Serpent's Tail Classics: A Lesson Before Dying, Ernest J. Gaines, Attica Locke
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- Released
- 2013
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- Title
- Serpent's Tail Classics: A Lesson Before Dying
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Ernest J. Gaines, Attica Locke
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Released
- 2013
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 272
- ISBN10
- 1846687861
- ISBN13
- 9781846687860
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Love, Contemporary Fiction, Classics, Friendship, Murders, School, Education & School System, Death, Life, America, Race, Racism, African American Literature, Prison, Slaves, Death Penalty
- Original title
- A lesson before dying
- Rating
- 3.95 out of 5
- Description
- A novel of prejudice, community and what it means to be a man in the American South. It explores the deep prejudice of the American South in the tradition of Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird and Toni Morrison's Beloved. It is the story of a young black man sentenced to death for a murder he did not commit.