About Ernest J. Gaines
Born in 1933 on a plantation near New Roads, Louisiana, Dr. Gaines based his award-winning novels on the African American experience in the rural South. His works include The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1971) and A Lesson Before Dying (1993), both later produced as award-winning films.
Learn more about the author![Photo of the Ernest J. Gaines pamphlet at the Ernest Gaines Postage Stamp reveal.](/sites/default/files/2024-05/January%2023%2C%202023%20%20Ernest%20Gaines%20Postage%20Stamp%2C%202023%20%202444.jpg)
Gaines's Works
Gaines’s generous donation of his early papers and manuscripts and some artifacts to Edith Garland Dupré Library provided the foundation for the Center’s collection. The Center will expand the collection on Gaines to include all books, journal articles, essays, interviews, theses, and dissertations on Gaines and his work.
Learn more about the collection![A photo of the entrance to the Ernest J. Gaines Center](/sites/default/files/2024-05/April%2008%2C%202022%20Gaines%20Center%203411.jpg)
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