Quote of the day
Instead of causing us to remember the past like the old monuments, the new monuments seem to cause us to forget the future
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)