Of Love and Dust

Critical Analysis of Ernest J. Gaines’s Of Love and Dust

By NASRULLAH MAMBROL on October 7, 2020 • ( 0 )

Of Love and Dust (1967) continues Gaines’s favorite themes, including the unequal distribution of wealth, race and caste, and the conflict between the past and change. Marcus Payne, awaiting trial for killing a man in a knife fight, is ‘‘bonded… Read More ›

Analysis of Ernest J. Gaines’s Novels

By NASRULLAH MAMBROL on June 3, 2018 • ( 0 )

Before it became fashionable, Ernest J. Gaines ( (January 15, 1933 – November 5, 2019)) was one southern black writer who wrote about his native area. Although he has lived much of his life in California, he has never been… Read More ›