Complex sentence: Ernest James Gaines (born January 15,1933) is an African-American author whose works have been taught in college classrooms and translated into many languages, including French, Spanish, German, Russian and Chinese.
Split into simpler sentences: Ernest James Gaines (born January 15,1933) is an African-American author. His works have been taught in college classrooms and translated into many languages, including French, Spanish, German, Russian and Chinese.