Ernest J. Gaines

Ernest James Gaines (January 15, 1933 – November 5, 2019) was an American writer. He was born in Pointe Coupee, Louisiana. His best known works were A Lesson Before Dying, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and A Gathering of Old Men. He won the won the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction. He was added into the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters) as a Chevalier.

Gaines died on November 5, 2019 in Oscar, Louisiana of natural causes at the age of 86.

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Other websites

The Ernest J. Gaines Center at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Teaching Materials for Works by Ernest J. Gaines
Samples of Gaines' writing 
Interview with Gaines
Article about Gaines: "Going Home"

Category:1933 births
Category:2019 deaths
Category:Writers from Louisiana