{"product_id":"catherine-carmier-9780679738916","title":"Catherine Carmier","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eErnest Gaines\u003c\/b\u003e was born on a plantation in Pointe Coupee Parish near New Roads, Louisiana, which is the Bayonne of all his fictional works. He is a writer-in-residence emeritus at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Gaines received a MacArthur Fellowship in 1993 for his lifetime achievements; was named a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, one of France's highest decorations, in 1996; and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2004. He and his wife, Dianne, live in Oscar, Louisiana.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50725182570770,"sku":"9780679738916","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fd83f53e-9e82-437e-aaf4-82bfdc38050a.jpg?v=1734820609","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/catherine-carmier-9780679738916","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}