Ernest J. Gaines | |
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 Gaines in 2015 | |
| Born | Ernest James Gaines January 15, 1933 Oscar, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | November 5, 2019 (aged 86) Oscar, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Notable works | A Lesson Before Dying The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman A Gathering of Old Men |
| Notable awards | National Humanities Medal Ordre des Arts et des Lettres |
| Spouse | [1] |
Ernest James Gaines (January 15, 1933 – November 5, 2019) was an American author whose works have been taught in college classrooms and translated into many languages, including French, Spanish, German, Russian and Chinese. Four of his works were made into television movies.[2]
His 1993 novel, A Lesson Before Dying, won the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction. Gaines was a MacArthur Foundation fellow, was awarded the National Humanities Medal, and was inducted into the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters) as a Chevalier.
- ^ "Ernest J. Gaines". Lizzie Skurnick Books. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
- ^ Lockhart, John M. "Words & Music", The Riverside Reader Archived December 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, February 4, 2008, p. 1.