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Ralph Ellison (March 1, 1913 – April 16, 1994) was an American writer, literary critic, and scholar best known for his novel Invisible Man, which won the National Book Award in 1953. [2] Ellison wrote Shadow and Act (1964), a collection of political, social, and critical essays, and Going to the Territory (1986). [3]
Apr 12, 2024 · Ralph Ellison, American writer who won eminence with his first novel, Invisible Man (1952). Juneteenth, his second novel, was unfinished at the time of his death, and it was released, in a much-shortened form, in 1999. Learn more about Ellison’s life and work.
Apr 2, 2014 · Ralph Ellison was a 20th century African American writer and scholar best known for his renowned, award-winning novel 'Invisible Man.' Updated: Aug 18, 2020. (1914-1994) Who Was Ralph...
Aug 24, 2005 · Ralph Ellison • Writer • Mar 1, 1913 – Apr 16, 1994. View Master Collection. Ellison’s view was that the African-American culture and sensibility was far from the downtrodden, unsophisticated...
Jun 3, 2021 · Through his protagonist’s voice, Ellison was making the audacious claim that he, a young Black writer in segregated America, could conceive a young Black character with the capacity to speak...
Ralph Ellison first spoke at the Library of Congress in 1964 when he delivered the Gertrude Clark Whittall Lecture; from 1966 to 1972, he served as the Library's Honorary Consultant in American Letters.
African American novelist Ralph Waldo Ellison originally studied music and art but was drawn eventually to the world of literature. Ellison spent seven years writing Invisible Man (1952, National Book Award), and, although it was his only novel, it gained him a place as a respected American writer and remains one of the central texts of the ...
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