The Semiosis of Humour in Gaine’s A Gathering of Old Men

Dr GOURE Bi Boli Dit Lama Berté
Enseignant-chercheur
Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny de Yamoussoukro.
 

Introduction
Gaines can be described as a Black American writer in that his cultural identity clearly
emerges from his prolix writings. Born and raised in the South, he has been undoubtedly
influenced by the rural black life depicted in his novels. As a matter of fact, the South and
especially Louisiana is often used as a setting for his stories. And his mastery of the black
vernacular shows his closeness with the black people.

 

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