Author Ernest Gaines
Season 5 Episode 30 | 28m 28s
Author Ernest Gaines
Sonya Masingale’s interview with Ernest Gaines, an author and writer-in-residence at the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette. He discusses: his many inspirations for “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman”; his reaction to the television adaptation of his novel; his writing process; his decision to become a writer; and his influences.
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Author Ernest Gaines
Season 5 Episode 30 | 28m 28s
Sonya Masingale’s interview with Ernest Gaines, an author and writer-in-residence at the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette. He discusses: his many inspirations for “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman”; his reaction to the television adaptation of his novel; his writing process; his decision to become a writer; and his influences.
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