A Gathering of Old Men
1983 novel by Ernest J. Gaines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Gathering of Old Men is a novel by Ernest J. Gaines published in 1983.
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Author | Ernest J. Gaines |
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Language | English |
Publisher | Knopf |
Publication date | 1983 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardback) |
Pages | 213 |
ISBN | 0-394-51468-8 |
OCLC | 9682782 |
813/.54 19 | |
LC Class | PS3557.A355 G3 1983 |
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For the 1987 film adaptation, see A Gathering of Old Men (film).
Set on a 1970s Louisiana cane farm, the novel addresses racial discrimination in the post-civil rights era South. The novel's title characters each admit to the murder of Beau, a Cajun farmer, in an effort to protect the guilty party, and view their stand as a development of their manhood.