{"product_id":"a-death-in-the-family-paperback-1","title":"A Death in the Family - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Agee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSteve Earle\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe classic American novel--winner of the 1958 Pulitzer Prize\u003cb\u003e--now\u003c\/b\u003e re-published for the 100th anniversary of James Agee\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003es birth \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e's All-Time 100 Best Novels\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Penguin Classic\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Published in 1957, two years after its author's death at the age of forty-five, \u003ci\u003eA Death in the Family\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eA Death in the Family\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterpiece of American literature.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Agee\u003c\/b\u003e (1909­-1955) is the author of \u003ci\u003eLet Us Now Praise Famous Men\u003c\/i\u003e, the renowned study of Alabama sharecroppers during the Depression. Born in Tennessee, he died two years before the publication of \u003ci\u003eA Death in the Family\u003c\/i\u003e, his most famous work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eSteve Earle \u003c\/b\u003e(introducer) is an American singer-songwriter, political activist, and author of the short story collection \u003ci\u003eDoghouse Roses\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in Virginia, he lives with his wife in New York City.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 7.74 x 5.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Death in the Family\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52519373472051,"sku":"9780143105718","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VGJQT2FHMHI2R29YVU5YTnFzNnZlZz09.webp?v=1760496818","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/a-death-in-the-family-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}