{"product_id":"a-lesson-before-dying","title":"A Lesson Before Dying","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA deep and compassionate novel about a young man who returns to 1940s Cajun country to visit a Black youth on death row for a crime he didn't commit. Together they come to understand the heroism of resisting. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of \"A Gathering of Old Men\" and \"The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman\" comes a deep and compassionate novel. A young man who returns to 1940s Cajun country to teach visits a black youth on death row for a crime he didn't commit. Together they come to understand the heroism of resisting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eERNEST GAINES\u003c\/strong\u003e was born on a plantation in Pointe Coupée Parish near New Roads, Louisiana, which is the Bayonne of all his fictional works. He is writer-in-residence emeritus at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. In 1993 Gaines received the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Fellowship for his lifetime achievements. In 1996 he was named a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, one of France's highest decorations. He and his wife, Dianne, live in Oscar, Louisiana.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ernest J. Gaines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46710406545693,"sku":"9780375702709","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9095\/8877\/files\/9780375702709.jpg?v=1703720197","url":"https:\/\/staging.anovelideaphilly.com\/products\/a-lesson-before-dying","provider":"A Novel Idea on Passyunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}