A Gathering of Old Men

A Gathering of Old Men

by Ernest J. Gaines
A Gathering of Old Men

A Gathering of Old Men

by Ernest J. Gaines

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Overview

Beau Boutan, a Cajun farmer, is shot dead. Candy Marshall, the headstrong young plantation owner, tells everyone that she killed Beau. But when the sheriff arrives, he finds a dozen aging black men each claiming to have done the deed.

The sheriff fails to break the circle of protection thrown around the real murderer. He realizes that these men are not afraid of Boutan family vengeance, and welcome a chance to get even after whole lifetimes of oppression.

"Ernest J. Gaines makes it clear that dignity and fortitude are virtues available to men and women of all races at all times...profound and moving." (B-O-T Editorial Review Board)


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780812469240
Publisher: Perfection Learning Corporation
Publication date: 01/01/1989
Series: Vintage Contemporaries
Edition description: New Edition
Sales rank: 868,084
Product dimensions: 5.10(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range: 14 Years

About the Author

Ernest Gaines was born on a plantation in Pointe Coupée 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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