A gathering of old men
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Vintage Books, 1992, c1983.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st Vintage Contemporaries ed.
Physical Desc:
213 pages ; 21 cm.
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure:
650L
Status:
Description
Stirring, heroic, and wonderfully laced with the musical languages of the Bayou, Ernest J. Gaines - the foremost voice in contemporary African American literature - adds another breathtaking saga to his canon with A Gathering of Old Men. When Sheriff Mapes is summoned to a sugarcane plantation to find a dead Cajun farmer, he knows who committed the crime. Mapes finds himself powerless, however, when nearly 20 elderly black men confess to the murder. Can justice be served, or will the dead man's brutish father pass judgment his way? Building to a climax that is as stunning as it is inevitable, A Gathering of Old Men powerfully describes the racial tensions in 1970s Louisiana. Narrators Peter Francis James, Michelle-Denise Woods, Sally Darling, Graham Brown, Murphy Guyer, Tom Stechschulte and Mark Hammer bring Gaines' masterful prose to vivid life. This insightful novel takes its place among Gaines' thought-provoking classics, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and In My Father's House.
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Essex Adult Paperback
PBK GAINES
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Haddam/Brainerd Adult Fiction
FIC GAINES
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North Haven Adult Fiction
Fiction Gaines, Ernest
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Norwich/Otis Adult Fiction
F GAINES
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Old Saybrook/Acton Adult Fiction
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Language:
English
ISBN:
0679738908 :
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 4.4, 9 Points
Level 4.4, 9 Points
Lexile measure:
650
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Gaines, E. J. (19921983). A gathering of old men. 1st Vintage Contemporaries ed. New York, Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019. 19921983. A Gathering of Old Men. New York, Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019, A Gathering of Old Men. New York, Vintage Books, 19921983.
MLA Citation (style guide)Gaines, Ernest J. A Gathering of Old Men. 1st Vintage Contemporaries ed. New York, Vintage Books, 19921983.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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