A Death in the Family

In the tradition of The Great Gatsby, this is the American classic re-published for the 100th anniversary of James Agee's birth. A Death in the Family, first published in 1957, two years after its author's death at forty-five, remains a near-perfect work of art, an autobiographical novel that contains one of the most evocative depictions of loss and grief ever written. This emotionally wrenching tale about death and rebirth is overwhelmingly affecting, sure to be enjoyed for generations to come.