Number of pages: 259 Type of Book: Fictional Autobiography Biography of Author: Ernest James Gaines was born in 1933 on River Lake Plantation in Louisiana. ... At 15, Gaines moved to Vallejo, California, where he spent hours in the library reading Willa Cather, Turgenev, and Chekhov. ...

• Word Count: 1538
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School