Gaines, Ernest J.: 1933 - 2019
Information about Ernest Gaines
- General Information
- Information from Wikipedia
- 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 and Awards
- Bibliography
- Articles
- Obituary. The Guardian; November 5; 2019