| A Gathering of Old Men Contributor(s): Gaines, Ernest J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0812469240 ISBN-13: 9780812469240 Publisher: Turtleback Books OUR PRICE: $26.56 Product Type: Prebound - Other Formats Published: June 1992 Annotation: Set on a Louisiana sugar cane 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. "The best written novel on Southern race relations in over a decade".--"Village Voice". |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 650 |
| Series: Vintage Contemporaries |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.1" W x 7.7" (0.65 lbs) |
| 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: Set on a Louisiana sugar cane 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. The best written novel on Southern race relations in over a decade.--Village Voice. |