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15 January 1933 |
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 Biography of Ernest J. Gaines
8803 words, approx. 29.3 pages
 Ernest J. Gaines is one of the best known of contemporary black writers. He received popular and critical recognition for the publication and subsequent television production of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. His importance in this and other wor... summary from source:
 Biography of Ernest J(ames) Gaines
8608 words, approx. 28.7 pages
Ernest J. Gaines is one of the best-known of contemporary black writers. He received popular and critical recognition for the publication and subsequent television production of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. His importance in this and other wor... summary from source:
Biography of Ernest J(ames) Gaines
8524 words, approx. 28.4 pages
[This entry was updated by Keith E. Byerman (Indiana State University) from his entry in DLB 152: American Novelists Since World War II, Fourth Series.] Ernest J. Gaines has since the publication of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman in 1971 establis...
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 A Lesson Before Dying Summary
5,631 words, approx. 19 pagesA Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines Born in Oscar, Louisiana in 1933, Ernest J. Gaines has won wide respect for his realistic, quietly powerful novels portraying African American life in a rural Louisiana plantation setting. Nearly all of his... summary from source:
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5,377 words, approx. 18 pages
 A Lesson Before Dying is Ernest J. Gaines' eighth novel, published in 1993. It was selected for Oprah's Book Club in...
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 Variety A LESSON BEFORE DYING.(Review)
05/17/1999: 659 words, approx. 2 pages (DRAMA; HBO, SAT. MAY 22, 8 P.M.) Filmed on location in Louisiana by HBO NYC Prods. Executive producers, Ellen Krass, Joel Stillerman, Ted Demme; producer, Robert Benedetti; director, Joseph Sargent; writer, Ann Peacock; camera, Donald M. Morgan; co-producer, Celia Costas; editor, Michael... summary from source:
The Southern Review Writing a lesson before dying.
09/22/2005: 3,862 words, approx. 13 pages I WAS TEACHING AT THE University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette when I came up with the idea for A Lesson Before Dying. And that would be around 1983 or 1984, before that school's name was changed to University of Louisiana at Lafayette....
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 A Lesson Before Dying
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[In the following essay, Jaschik discusses Gaines's views on his work as an author and educator, the extent of his influence as a Southern black writer, and his belief that an "appreciation of humanity" is the key to his success.]
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A Lesson Before Dying
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[In the following excerpt, Summer examines the influence of Gaines's life on his novels.]
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A Lesson Before Dying
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[Yardley is an American critic and educator who has written a weekly syndicated book review since 1974. In the following review, he favorably assesses A Lesson before Dying.]
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