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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]
With scorching honesty but also fair and compassionate, Rampersad lays bare his subject’s troubled psychology and its impact on his art and on the people about him.This book is both the definitive biography of Ellison and a stellar model of literary biography.
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Apr 24, 2007 · The definitive biography of one of the most important American writers and cultural intellectuals of the twentieth century—Ralph Ellison, author of the masterpiece Invisible Man.
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Apr 2, 2014 · Ralph Ellison was a 20th century African American writer and scholar best known for his renowned, award-winning novel 'Invisible Man.'
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Invisible Man is Ralph Ellison's first novel, the only one published during his lifetime.
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Sep 1, 2007 · Jackson's remarkable biography of Ralph Ellison is an essential contribution to the scholarship on one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. Painstakingly researched and exhaustive, this compelling portrait of Ellison clarifies his genius—and his intellectual era—for a new century.
- Lawrence Jackson
