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A Gathering of Old Men Paperback - 1992

by Ernest J. Gaines

Set on a Louisiana sugar cane plantation in the 1970s, "A Gathering of Old Men" is a powerful depiction of racial tensions arising over the death of a Cajun farmer at the hands of a black man. "The best written novel on Southern race relations in over a decade".--"Village Voice".


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A Gathering of Old Men is a novel by Ernest J. Gaines published in 1983. Set on a 1970s Louisiana cane farm, the novel addresses racial discrimination while a community comes together to defend their accused.

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A powerful depiction of racial tensions arising over the death of a Cajun farmer at the hands of a black man--set on a Louisiana sugarcane plantation in the 1970s. The Village Voice called A Gathering of Old Men "the best-written novel on Southern race relations in over a decade."

First line

I heard Candy out in the front yard calling Gram Mon.

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Set on a Louisiana sugarcane plantation in the 1970s, A Gathering of Old Men is a powerful depiction of racial tensions arising over the death of a Cajun farmer at the hands of a black man.
"Poignant, powerful, earthy...a novel of Southern racial confrontation in which a group of elderly black men band together against whites who seek vengeance for the murder of one of their own."--"Booklist "A fine novel...there is a denouement that will shock and move readers as much as it does the characters."--"Philadelphia Inquirer

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  • Title A Gathering of Old Men
  • Author Ernest J. Gaines
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 224
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Vintage, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 1992-06-30
  • ISBN 9780679738909 / 0679738908
  • Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.5 in (20.07 x 12.95 x 1.27 cm)
  • Reading level 650
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Deep South
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Geographic Orientation: Louisiana
  • Library of Congress subjects African American farmers - Louisiana, Murder - Louisiana
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 91058064
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About the author

Ernest Gaines was born on a plantation in Pointe Coupe Parish near New Roads, Louisiana, which is the Bayonne of all his fictional works. He is writer-in-residence emeritus at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. In 1993 Gaines received the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Fellowship for his lifetime achievements. In 1996 he was named a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, one of France's highest decorations. He and his wife, Dianne, live in Oscar, Louisiana.
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