A Death in the Family
of James Agee
Description
The classic American novel, re-published for the 100th anniversary of James Agee's birthPublished in 1957, two years after its author's death at the age of forty-five, A Death in the Family remains a near-perfect work of art, an autobiographical novel that contains one of the most evocative depictions of loss and grief ever written. As Jay Follet hurries back to his home in Knoxville, Tennessee, he is killed in a car accident--a tragedy that destroys not only a life but also the domestic happiness and contentment of a young family. A novel of great courage, lyric force, and powerful emotion, A Death in the Family is a masterpiece of American literature.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 320 pages
- Publisher Vintage
- Publication Date July 28th 1998
- First Publication 10/28/57
- Language English
- ISBN 9780375701238
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['Knoxville, Tennessee (United States)', 'Tennessee (United States)']
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