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gptkb:Author
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gptkb:2021
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gptkb:1957
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:California_State_University,_Sacramento
gptkb:University_of_Louisiana_at_Lafayette
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gptkbp:award
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gptkb:National_Book_Critics_Circle_Award
gptkb:Guggenheim_Fellowship
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:The_Black_Caucus_of_the_American_Library_Association_Literary_Award
Louisiana Writer Award
The Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Award
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1933-01-15
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Oscar,_Louisiana
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Alicia_Gaines
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gptkbp:death_date
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2021-11-05
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gptkbp:death_place
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gptkb:Lafayette,_Louisiana
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:San_Francisco_State_University
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:Fiction
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Ernest J. Gaines
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gptkbp:influenced
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Southern literature
Contemporary African American literature
African American writers
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Richard_Wright
gptkb:William_Faulkner
gptkb:Zora_Neale_Hurston
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gptkbp:known_for
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Exploring themes of race and identity
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:A_Gathering_of_Old_Men
gptkb:A_Lesson_Before_Dying
gptkb:Of_Love_and_Dust
gptkb:The_Blacker_the_Berry
gptkb:The_Last_Train_to_Paradise
gptkb:The_Long_Way_Home
gptkb:The_Man_Who_Loved_Birds
gptkb:The_Tragedy_of_Brady_Sims
gptkb:The_Woman_Who_Spoke_to_Spirits
gptkb:The_Autobiography_of_Miss_Jane_Pittman
gptkb:The_House_of_the_Seven_Gables_(adaptation)
The Color Purple (adaptation)
The Sky is Gray
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (film adaptation)
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Novelist
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:California
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gptkbp:spouse
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Doris Gaines
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gptkbp:website
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http://www.ernestgaines.com
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gptkb:Miss_Jane_Pittman
gptkb:The_Autobiography_of_Miss_Jane_Pittman
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