A gathering of old men

The murder of a white Cajun farmer named Boutan unleashes a fury of buried hatred and defiance, as Sheriff Mapes tries to indentify the killer and prevent revenge

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Main Author: Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Vintage Books, 1992, c1983.
Edition:1st Vintage Contemporaries ed.
Series:Vintage contemporaries
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Summary:The murder of a white Cajun farmer named Boutan unleashes a fury of buried hatred and defiance, as Sheriff Mapes tries to indentify the killer and prevent revenge
Item Description:"Originally published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. in 1983"--T.p. verso.
Physical Description:213 p. ; 21 cm.
ISBN:0679738908 : PAP
Author Notes: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.