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Description edit
Set on a Louisiana sugarcane plantation in the 1970s, this is a powerful depiction of racial tensions arising over the death of a Cajun farmer at the hands of a black man.
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Characters/People edit
- Mapes: Add a description of this character.
- Mathu
- Luke Will
- Clatoo
- Charlie
- Gil
- Johnny Paul
- Griffin
- Jack Marshall
- Tee Jack
- Russell
- Reverend Jameson
- Lou Dimes
- Billy
- Leroy
- Beulah
- Papa
- Parrain
- Robert
- Jacob
- Herman
- Gram Mon
- Jean
- Rufe
- Claude
- Tucker
- Corrine
- Mr. Biggs
- Miss Merle
- George
- Beau Boutan
- Alfonze
- Minnie
- Henry
- Snookum
- Bing
- Doucette
- Rooster
- Guidry
- Janey
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
I heard Candy out in the front yard calling Gram Mon.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Ernest J. Gaines (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1983
ISBN: 978-0679738909
Page Count: 213
Publisher: Vintage
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1983
ISBN: 978-0679738909
Page Count: 213
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- Dewey: 813.54
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