Of Love and Dust Contributor(s): Gaines, Ernest J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 067975248X ISBN-13: 9780679752486 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $20.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1994 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | African American - General - Fiction | Family Life - General |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 94004283 |
Series: Vintage Contemporaries |
Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.23" W x 8" (0.50 lbs) 288 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Gulf Coast - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "A serious, powerful novel... Gaines] is a writer of terrific energy."--The Nation This is the story of Marcus: bonded out of jail where he has been awaiting trial for murder, he is sent to the Hebert plantation to work in the fields. There he encounters conflict with the overseer, Sidney Bonbon, and a tale of revenge, lust and power plays out between Marcus, Bonbon, Bonbon's mistress Pauline, and Bonbon's wife Louise. |