The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
New York: Dial Press, 1971. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine / Near Fine. Item #5124
A wonderful First Printing [so stated] of Ernest Gaines' important book. Near Fine in faux brown leather binding with only the slightest of wear at the corners and "Esther G. Parker, 1971" on the front free endpaper. The Near Fine dustjacket is complete with the original price ($6.95) and has been laminated to preserve it; light wear appears on the dustjacket prior to preservation. A lovely copy in collectible condition from the extraordinary southern writer.
“The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” depicts the unforgettable Miss Jane Pittman and her extraordinary century of life from a childhood on a Louisiana Plantation to the 1960’s Civil Rights era. A fictional autobiography that draws creative connections to Harriet Jacobs’ “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl,” it stunned readers and critics with its journey of strength and resilience. Many readers could not believe that the novel was a fictional account. Magazine and book critics requested photos of Jane Pittman to print alongside their reviews. A longtime admirer of William Faulkner, Gaines told interviewer Ruth Laney (1973) that Faulkner “made me listen to dialects over again” and expressed admiration for Faulkner’s themes of the past: “…I think Faulkner says something like ‘the past ain’t dead: it ain’t even passed’…I don’t know that you can escape the past. If that were possible, I would have escaped it myself.”.
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