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Ernest J. Gaines, the acclaimed author who drew inspiration from his impoverished upbringing in the rural south, died Tuesday morning of natural causes at his home near New Roads. He was 86.

Award-winning novelist Ernest Gaines dead at 86

Ernest Gaines, the acclaimed author who drew inspiration from his impoverished upbringing in the rural South, died Tuesday morning of ...

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