Ernest J. Gaines, Author Knopf Publishing Group $25 (256p) ISBN 978-0-679-41477-3
Gaines's first novel in a decade may be his crowning achievement. In this restrained but eloquent narrative, the author of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman again addresses some of the major issues of race and identity in our time. The story of
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Ernest J. Gaines, Author Vintage Books USA $12 (0p) ISBN 978-0-679-74166-4
Gaines's NBCC Award-winning novel tells of the relationship forged between a young black man on death row and his teacher in 1940s Louisiana. (June)
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Ernest J. Gaines, Author, Marcia Gaudet, Editor, Reggie Young, Editor , compiled and edited by Marcia Gaudet and Reginald Young. Knopf $22.95 (158p) ISBN 978-1-4000-4472-6
The artist "must deal with both God and the Devil," notes Gaines in this illuminating collection of short stories and "talks" on literature. Born (1933) and raised on a Louisiana plantation, Gaines (A Lesson Before Dying
) attended...
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