Title: A lesson before dying (Keywords) and Author: Gaines, Ernest (Keywords)

A bestseller in the US, this book tells the story of a young black man sentenced to death for a murder he did not commit, and of a teacher who tries to impart to him his lerning and pride before the execution.

An Oprah Book Club selectionNominated for a Pulitzer PrizeIn a small Cajun community in the late 1940s, a young black man named Jefferson witnesses a liquor store shootout in which three men are killed. The only survivor, he is convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Gaines explores the deep ...