Medias
Of Love and Dust
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“A serious, powerful novel…[Gaines] is a writer of terrific energy.”—The Nation
This is the story of Marcus: bonded out of jail where he has been awaiting trial for murder, he is sent to the Hebert plantation to work in the fields. There he encounters conflict with the overseer, Sidney Bonbon, and a tale of revenge, lust and power plays out between Marcus, Bonbon, Bonbon’s mistress Pauline, and Bonbon’s wife Louise.
This is the story of Marcus: bonded out of jail where he has been awaiting trial for murder, he is sent to the Hebert plantation to work in the fields. There he encounters conflict with the overseer, Sidney Bonbon, and a tale of revenge, lust and power plays out between Marcus, Bonbon, Bonbon’s mistress Pauline, and Bonbon’s wife Louise.
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Technical specifications
Release date | May 31th 1994 |
Language | English |
Publisher | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
Collection | Vintage Contemporaries |
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Accessibility | No information is available regarding the accessibility of the format Paper |