The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman by Ernest J. Gaines Paperback Book

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Author: Ernest J. Gaines

Format: Quality Paperback

Publisher: Dial Press

Published: Jul 1982

Genre: Fiction - Classics

Retail Price: $17.00

Pages: 272

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Miss Jane Pittman. She is one of the most unforgettable heroines in American fiction, a woman whose life has come to symbolize the struggle for freedom, dignity, and justice. Ernest J. Gaines's now-classic novel—written as an autobiography—spans one hundred years of Miss Jane's remarkable life, from her childhood as a slave on a Louisiana plantation to the Civil Rights era of the 1960s. It is a story of courage and survival, history, bigotry, and hope—as seen through the eyes of a woman who lived through it all. A historical tour de force, a triumph of fiction, Miss Jane's eloquent narrative brings to life an important story of race in America—and stands as a landmark work for our time.

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