Ep 013 - A Lesson Before Dying, by Ernest J. Gaines
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English - May 06, 2013 16:00 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsBooks Arts Comedy books comedy literature podcasts craig getting andrew cunningham Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Ep 012 - Middlesex, by Jeffrey Eugenides
Next Episode: Ep 014 - The Crucible, by Arthur Miller
Ernest J. Gaines' Pulitzer-nominated novel A Lesson Before Dying takes place in 1940s Jim Crow Louisiana, where a black schoolteacher is asked to visit a young man on death row.
Similar to last week's episode, the discuss leans toward the serious - racism, cultural divisions, and one's duty to his community - but our fervent desire to remain politically correct should help lighten the mood.
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