A Gathering of Old Men(1983)

Ernest J. Gaines

Set on a Louisiana sugarcane plantation in the 1970s, 'A GATHERING OF OLD MEN' is a powerful depiction of racial tensions arising over the death of a Cajun farmer at the hands of a black man.Building to a climax that is as stunning as it is inevitable, 'A GATHERING OF OLD MEN' powerfully describes the racial tensions in 1970s Louisiana. Narrators Peter Francis James, Michelle-Denise Woods, Sally Darling, Graham Brown, Murphy Guyer, Tom Stechschulte, and Mark Hammer bring Gaines' masterful prose to vivid life.Running Time => 7hrs. and 37mins.1992 Ernest J. Gaines (P)1996 Recorded Books