A Gathering of Old Men Contributor(s): Gaines, Ernest J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0679738908 ISBN-13: 9780679738909 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1992 Annotation: Set on a Louisiana sugarcane plantation in the 1970s, A Gathering of Old Men is a powerful depiction of racial tensions arising over the death of a Cajun farmer at the hands of a black man. "Poignant, powerful, earthy...a novel of Southern racial confrontation in which a group of elderly black men band together against whites who seek vengeance for the murder of one of their own."--"Booklist "A fine novel...there is a denouement that will shock and move readers as much as it does the characters."--"Philadelphia Inquirer |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | African American - Historical - Fiction | Historical - General |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 91058064 |
Lexile Measure: 650 |
Series: Vintage Contemporaries |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" (0.45 lbs) 224 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Deep South - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 15838 Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A powerful depiction of racial tensions arising over the death of a Cajun farmer at the hands of a black man--set on a Louisiana sugarcane plantation in the 1970s. The Village Voice called A Gathering of Old Men "the best-written novel on Southern race relations in over a decade." |