Citations

“In dialogue, I’m dealing with the sounds I’ve heard. One of the reasons I often write from first person or multiple points of view is to hear the voices of different characters.”
On how he handled dialogue in his works in “An Interview with Ernest J. Gaines”En anglais
“When I read aloud, people always come up to me and say, “I understand it much better now that I’ve heard you read it. I can hear the characters’ voices much clearer…””
On how his reading aloud helped frame the character’s voice in “An Interview witEn anglais
“All writers write about the past, and I try to make it come alive so you can see what happened.”
In an interview with Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, February 18, 2011En anglais
“But there was subtle racism every day of my life. You could not speak to a white man unless he spoke to you first. On the sidewalk, I’d have to move so a white person could walk by.”
On his experiences with segregation as quoted in “Ernest J. Gaines: A Great AmeEn anglais

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Les livres de Ernest J. Gaines dans l'ordre

Les livres de Ernest J. Gaines dans l'ordre de parution, de Bloodline (1963) à The Tragedy of Brady Sims (2017).