Quote of the day
The poor monkey, quietly seated on the ground, seemed to be in sore trouble at this display of anger.
Ernest J. Gaines
Born: January 15, 1933
Died: November 5, 2019  (aged 86)
Bio: Ernest James Gaines was an African-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 have been made into television movies.
Known for:
- A Lesson Before Dying (1993)
- The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1971)
- A Gathering of Old Men (1983)
- Catherine Carmier (1964)
- Of love and dust (1967)






















