One afternoon, Candy Marshall, a white plantation owner, discovers that a white Cajun farmer, Beau Boutan, has been shot in the yard of a black man named Mathu. She enlists the help of seventeen other old black men by having them come to Mathu's yard, each with a shotgun and one empty number 5 shell. She and the men all claim to be responsible for the murder in an effort to protect the guilty party. Meanwhile, Sheriff Mapes arrives to the scene to arrest the real murderer, most likely Mathu (as he was the only black man who stood up against racism and the Boutans, and is capable of shooting a shotgun). The sheriff also wishes to keep Beau's father, Fix Boutan, from coming to lynch Mathu, who he presumes killed Beau. Meanwhile, Fix's son Gil, who happens to be a standout football player at LSU, arrives at his house to try to convince Fix not to go to Marshall to seek revenge.
gathering, 1987, film, adaptation, film, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2019, lea. For the 1987 film adaptation see A Gathering of Old Men film This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources A Gathering of Old Men news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message A Gathering of Old Men is a novel by Ernest J Gaines published in 1983 A Gathering of Old Men1st edition hardcover copy of the book from 1983AuthorErnest J GainesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishPublisherKnopfPublication date1983Media typePrint hardback Pages213ISBN0 394 51468 8OCLC9682782Dewey Decimal813 54 19LC ClassPS3557 A355 G3 1983Set on a 1970s Louisiana cane farm the novel addresses racial discrimination and a bond that cannot be usurped Plot summary EditOne afternoon Candy Marshall a white plantation owner discovers that a white Cajun farmer Beau Boutan has been shot in the yard of a black man named Mathu She enlists the help of seventeen other old black men by having them come to Mathu s yard each with a shotgun and one empty number 5 shell She and the men all claim to be responsible for the murder in an effort to protect the guilty party Meanwhile Sheriff Mapes arrives to the scene to arrest the real murderer most likely Mathu as he was the only black man who stood up against racism and the Boutans and is capable of shooting a shotgun The sheriff also wishes to keep Beau s father Fix Boutan from coming to lynch Mathu who he presumes killed Beau Meanwhile Fix s son Gil who happens to be a standout football player at LSU arrives at his house to try to convince Fix not to go to Marshall to seek revenge Film adaptation EditMain article A Gathering of Old Men film In 1987 Volker Schlondorff a famous German director made a film also titled A Gathering of Old Men aka Murder on the Bayou which adheres closely to the novel It stars Richard Widmark as Sheriff Mapes Louis Gossett Jr as Mathu Holly Hunter as Candy Joe Seneca as Clatoo and Will Patton as Lou Dimes This article about a 1980s novel is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A Gathering of Old Men amp oldid 939720821, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
