The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
by Ernest J. Gaines
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0385342780
- ISBN 13
- 9780385342780
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Synopsis
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman is a 1971 novel by Ernest J. Gaines. The book was made into an award-winning television movie in 1973. The film holds importance as one of the first films to deal with African-American characters with depth and sympathy. It preceded the ground-breaking television miniseries Roots by four years. The story depicts the struggles of African Americans as seen through the eyes of the narrator, a woman named Jane Pittman.
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- Bookseller
- Powell's Bookstores Chicago (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A47889
- Title
- The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
- Author
- Ernest J. Gaines
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0385342780
- ISBN 13
- 9780385342780
- Publisher
- Dial Press Trade Paperback
- This edition first published
- 2009-01-27
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