Ernest J. Gaines: Four Novels (Loa #383): The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman / In My Father's House / A Gathering of Old Men / A Lesson Before Dyi -- Ernest J. Gaines, Hardcover
Ernest J. Gaines: Four Novels (Loa #383): The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman / In My Father's House / A Gathering of Old Men / A Lesson Before Dyi -- Ernest J. Gaines, Hardcover
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- The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1971), the story of an elderly woman born into slavery who witnesses Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the Civil Rights Movement. A living testament to the history, hopes, courage, and survival of her people, Miss Jane is one of the most indelible and unforgettable characters in American fiction.
- In My Father's House (1978) finds an activist minister organizing a civil rights protest in his town when his estranged son suddenly appears on the scene, threatening to expose his family's secret past.
- A Gathering of Old Men (1983) sees a group of elderly Black men with nothing left to lose decide to make a last stand against the racism that has defined and delimited their lives.
- A Lesson Before Dying (1993, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction and an Oprah Book Club selection), in which a local schoolteacher attempts to help a young man falsely convicted of the murder of a white man face execution with dignity.
A fitting tribute to a still underappreciated American genius, this volume also includes a chronology of Gaines's life and career written by his authorized biographer, John Wharton Lowe, and helpful notes.
Author: Ernest J. Gaines
Publisher: Library of America
Published: 09/17/2024
Pages: 850
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
ISBN: 9781598537901
About the Author
Ernest J. Gaines (1933-2019) was the author of ten books, including A Lesson Before Dying, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction. Gaines was a MacArthur Foundation fellow, was awarded the National Humanities Medal and the National Medal of Arts, and was a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
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