A Gathering of Old Men (1983 Knopf Edition) In the novel A Gathering of Old Men, Ernest J. Gaines, portrays the Novel through the eyes of individual narrators involved on the events of the day. The novel focuses on a group of cowardly black men who finally stop running and stand up for themselves for their years of suffering. In the bayou country of deepest Louisiana, in the late 1970s, a Cajun farmer is found shot dead. At the scene there is one young white woman and about 18 old black men, each holding a shotgun. The sheriff is pretty sure who killed the white guy, hardly any of the old fellows standing around could hit the side of a barn. But the Sheriff's interrogations, punctuated by slaps and threats, fail to crack or resolve their conflicting and confusing stories. Every single one claims guilt, though the dead man was killed with but one shot, and they promise a riot at the courthouse if the sheriff makes an arrest. Meanwhile, they wait for the inevitable lynch mob that is......

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Title: A Gathering Of Old Men
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