Gaines, Ernest J.: 1933 - 2019

Information by Ernest Gaines

  • Ernest Gaines talks about his life
  • Ernest Gaines discusses "The Tragedy of Brady Sims." PBS; September 2, 2017
  • "That old singing, that old praying which I love so much --- that is the great strength of my being, of my writing," says Ernest Gaines. PBS; February 18, 2011
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    Gaines Reflects on 'Miss Jane Pittman': Scott Simon talks with Ernest J. Gaines who talks about the River Lake plantation in Pointe Coupe Parish, La., the setting for most of his fiction. At age 9 he picked cotton in the plantation fields. Now he owns some of the land. NPR Radio; February 5, 2005