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A Lesson Before Dying (Curley Large Print Books)
A Lesson Before Dying - Curley Large Print Books Author:Ernest J. Gaines Jefferson, a young black, is accused of killing the white owner of a liquor store in a small Cajun Louisiana community in the late 1940s. Although his lawyer argues that such a lowly form of existence is no more capable of premeditated murder than a hog, Jefferson is condemned to death. Grant Wiggins, a black teacher at the plantation school, i... more »s persuaded to impart something of himself, of his learning and pride, to Jefferson before his death -- to prove the lawyer wrong. Through no choice of their own, the two men come together and form a bond in the realization that sometimes simply choosing to resist the expected is an act of heroism. "...a novel that is not only never maudlin, but approaches the spare beauty of a classic." (Kirkus Reviews)« less