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A gathering of old men [a Gab bag for book discussion groups]

Set on a Louisiana sugarcane plantation in the 70's, the book is a powerful depiction of racial tensions arising over the death of a Cajun farmer at the hands of black men.

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  • "Gab bags"@en
  • "Gathering of old men"

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  • "Set on a Louisiana sugarcane plantation in the 70's, the book is a powerful depiction of racial tensions arising over the death of a Cajun farmer at the hands of black men."@en
  • "The murder of a white Cajun farmer named Boutan unleashes a fury of buried hatred and defiance, as Sheriff Mapes tries to indentify the killer and prevent revenge at the hands of a black man. Set on a Louisiana sugarcane plantation in the 1970s, A Gathering of Old Men is a powerful depiction of racial tensions arising over the death of a Cajun farmer at the hands of a black man. Poignant, powerful, earthy ... a novel of Southern racial confrontation in which a group of elderly black men band together against whites who seek vengeance for the murder of one of their own."
  • "The murder of a white Cajun farmer named Boutan unleashes a fury of buried hatred and defiance, as Sheriff Mapes tries to identify the killer--a white overseer and a group of Black farmers all claim responsibility--and prevent revenge."@en
  • "Donated."@en
  • "Na de moord op een racistische blanke hereboer eisen 18 oude negers en een jonge blanke vrouw de verantwoordelijkheid op."
  • "Set on a Louisiana sugarcane plantation in the 1970s, A Gathering of Old Men is a powerful depiction of racial tensions arising over the death of a Cajun farmer at the hands of a black man. "Poignant, powerful, earthy...a novel of Southern racial confrontation in which a group of elderly black men band together against whites who seek vengeance for the murder of one of their own."--Booklist"A fine novel...there is a denouement that will shock and move readers as much as it does the characters."--Philadelphia Inquirer."@en
  • "520 Beau Boutan, a hated Cajun farmer, is shot, and a dozen aging black men claim to be the murderer."@en
  • "Set on a Louisiana sugar cane plantation in the 1970s, the book is a powerful depiction of racial tensions arising over the death of a Cajun farmer at the hands of a black man."@en
  • "Set on a Louisiana sugar cane plantation in the 1970s, the book is a powerful depiction of racial tensions arising over the death of a Cajun farmer at the hands of a black man."
  • "The murder of a white Cajun farmer named Boutan unleashes a fury of buried hatred and defiance, as Sheriff Mapes tries to indentify the killer and prevent revenge at the hands of a black man. Set on a Louisiana sugarcane plantation in the 1970s, A Gathering of Old Men is a powerful depiction of racial tensions arising over the death of a Cajun farmer at the hands of a black man. Poignant, powerful, earthy ... a novel of Southern racial confrontation in which a group of elderly black men band together against whites who seek vengeance for the murder of one of their own. A fine novel ... there is a denouement that will shock and move readers as much as it does the characters."@en
  • "Beau Boutan, a hated Cajun farmer, is shot, and a dozen aging black men claim to be the murderer."
  • "Beau Boutan, a Cajun farmer, is found shot on a Louisiana plantation. The claimants to the killing form a wall of protection around the real murderer."

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  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Tekstuitgave"
  • "Powieść amerykańska"
  • "Romans (teksten)"
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  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Electronic books"
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  • "Detective and mystery stories"

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  • "Eine Zusammenkunft alter Männer"
  • "Eine Zusammenkunft alter Männer Roman"
  • "A Gathering of old men"
  • "A gathering of old men : [a novel]"
  • "Ein Aufstand alter Männer"
  • "A gathering of old men [a Gab bag for book discussion groups]"@en
  • "Eine Zusammenkunft alter Männer : Roman"
  • "Colère en Louisiane"
  • "Gamla män samlas"
  • "A gathering of old men"@en
  • "A gathering of old men"
  • "Gamla män samlas"@sv
  • "Ein Aufstand alter Männer Roman ; [d. Buch zum neuen Film von Volker Schlöndorff]"
  • "Ein Aufstand alter Männer : Roman"
  • "Det endelige oppgjøret"
  • "A Gathering of Old Men"@en
  • "A Gathering of Old Men"
  • "Colère en Louisiane : roman"
  • "Oude mannen in opstand"
  • "A Gathering Of Old Men"@en

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