Gaines, Ernest J.: 1933 - 2019
Information about Ernest Gaines
- General Information
- Information from Wikipedia
- Information from Encyclopedia
- Information from Britannica
- Information from American Academy of Achievement
- Ernest J. Gaines Center; University of Louisiana, Lafayette. LA
- Facts
- Ernest J. Gaines grew up as the eldest of twelve children in old slave quarters on the River Lake Plantation in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, and he wrote his first novel, Catherine Carmier, at the age of 17 while babysitting his youngest brother.
- Biography
- Bibliography
- In 2023, the U.S. Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp honoring Ernest J. Gaines
- Articles
- The Life and Legacy of Ernest Gaines. He changed the fabric of fiction and enlighten millions on life for blacks in the rural South.
- The Life and Legacy of Ernest Gaines. He changed the fabric of fiction and enlighten millions on life for blacks in the rural South.
- Obituaries
- Obituary. The Guardian; November 5; 2019
- Memorial Service from the Gaines Center
- Novelist Ernest J. Gaines Dies At Age 86. NPR; November 5, 2019