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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2004
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01/20/2004
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Ernest J. Gaines. (2004). A Lesson Before Dying. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.

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Ernest J. Gaines. 2004. A Lesson Before Dying. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.

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Ernest J. Gaines, A Lesson Before Dying. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2004.

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Ernest J. Gaines. A Lesson Before Dying. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2004.

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"An instant classic." —Chicago Tribune

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