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William Melvin Kelley (November 1, 1937 – February 1, 2017) was an African-American novelist and short-story writer. He is perhaps best known for his debut novel, A Different Drummer, published in 1962. He was also a university professor and creative writing instructor.
Jan 22, 2018 · The Lost Giant of American Literature. A major black novelist made a remarkable début. How did he disappear? By Kathryn Schulz. January 22, 2018. William Melvin Kelley wrote about white people...
May 22, 2017 · 5.22.2017. Global Black History. By Eli Rosenblatt. W illiam Melvin Kelley, the experimental novelist and filmmaker—who mastered and reinvented a kind of midcentury literary style crafted from a colorful array of language and perspectives—died in Manhattan on February 1, 2017, at the age of 79.
Feb 8, 2017 · Feb. 8, 2017. William Melvin Kelley, who brought a fresh, experimental voice to black fiction in novels and stories that used recurring characters to explore race relations and racial identity...
Aug 15, 2013 · William Melvin Kelley is a renowned African American author known for his experimental style and exploration of African American cultural identity. Born on November 1, 1937 in the Bronx, New York, to Narcissa Agatha Kelley and William Kelley, an editor, he attended the elite Fieldston School and was accepted to Harvard University in 1957.
Nov 20, 2020 · By Coll Rowe | November 20 2020. Associate Professor of English at Vanderbilt University Anthony Reed remembers William Melvin Kelley. William Melvin Kelley is often described as a “lost” or “forgotten” author. Those who needed to know about him have always had a way of finding him.
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Feb 1, 2017 · William Melvin Kelley was a prominent African-American novelist and short-story writer. He was educated at the Fieldston School in New York and later attended Harvard University (class of 1960), where he won the Dana Reed Prize for creative writing.
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