A Gathering of Old Men
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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."--... More
"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."--... More
Book Information
Publisher | Vintage Books |
Binding | Paperback (24 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 224 |
ISBN-10 | 0679738908 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0679738909 |
Publication Date | 06/30/1992 |
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