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| Preface |
| Introduction |
| Historical Context |
| About the Author |
| Other Works/Adaptations |
| Discussion Questions |
| Additional Resources |
| Credits |
| Teacher's Guide |
Works Cited
Ferris, Bill. “Meeting Ernest Gaines.” July/August 1998. Online Posting. Humanities, Volume 19/Number 4. 20 August 2007. http://www.neh.gov/news/humanities/1998-07/gaines.html
Gaines, Ernest J. A Lesson Before Dying. New York: Random House, 1993.
—. Mozart and Leadbelly: Stories and Essays. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.
Lowe, John. ed. Conversations with Ernest Gaines. Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 1995.
Acknowledgments
David Kipen, NEA Director of Literature, National Reading Initiatives
Writer: David Kipen for the National Endowment for the Arts, with a preface by Dana Gioia
Series Editor: Erika Koss for the National Endowment for the Arts
