The Tragedy of Brady Sims

by Ernest J. Gaines

Book Overview

A courthouse shooting leads a young reporter to uncover the long story of race and power in his small town and the relationship between the white sheriff and the black man who "whipped children" to keep order--in the final novella by the beloved Ernest J. Gaines.

After Brady Sims pulls out a gun in a courtroom and shoots his own son, who has just been convicted of robbery and murder, he asks only to be allowed two hours before he'll give himself...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525434461
• ISBN13: 9780525434467
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Vintage
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 7.8"