TheclassicAmericannovel--winnerofthe1958PulitzerPrize--nowre-publishedforthe100thanniversaryofJamesAgee’sbirthOneofTime’sAll-Time100BestNovelsAPenguinClassicPublishedin1957,twoyearsafteritsauthor’sdeathattheageofforty-five,ADeathintheFamilyremainsanear-perfectworkofart,anautobiographicalnovelthatcontainsoneofthemostevocativedepictionsoflossandgriefeverwritten.AsJayFollethurriesbacktohishomeinKnoxville,Tennessee,heiskilledinacaraccident--atragedythatdestroysnotonlyalife,butalsothedomestichappinessandcontentmentofayoungfamily.Anovelofgreatcourage,lyricforce,andpowerfulemotion,ADeathintheFamilyisamasterpieceofAmericanliterature.
