num_pages: 288
description: “A serious, powerful novel…[Gaines] is a writer of terrific energy.”— The NationThis is the story of 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.
language: English
title: Of Love and Dust
titlecomplete: Of Love and Dust
genres: American, Historical Fiction, Southern, Literary Fiction, African American Literature, Adult Fiction, Literature, African American, Classics, Fiction
ratings_count: 721
publisher: Vintage