Ernest J. Gaines

Ernest J. Gaines

Ernest Gaines was born on a plantation in Pointe Coupee Parish near New Roads, Louisiana, which is the Bayonne of all his fictional works. He is a writer-in-residence emeritus at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Gaines received a MacArthur Fellowship in 1993 for his lifetime achievements; was named a Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, one of France’s highest decorations, in 1996; and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2004. He and his wife, Dianne, live in Oscar, Louisiana.

The Tragedy of Brady Sims My Grandpa and the Haint

My Grandpa and the Haint

Ernest J.Gaines
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman Mozart and Leadbelly

Mozart and Leadbelly

Ernest J. Gaines
Bloodline

Bloodline

Ernest J. Gaines
A Lesson Before Dying

A Lesson Before Dying

Ernest J. Gaines
Of Love and Dust

Of Love and Dust

Ernest J. Gaines
Catherine Carmier

Catherine Carmier

Ernest J. Gaines
A Gathering of Old Men

A Gathering of Old Men

Ernest J. Gaines
In My Father's House

In My Father's House

Ernest J. Gaines

Series with Ernest J. Gaines

Books by Ernest J. Gaines from The Library of America