Ralph Ellison
American novelist, literary critic, scholar and writer (1913–1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ralph Ellison (March 1, 1913[lower-alpha 1] – 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]
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Born | Ralph Waldo Ellison (1913-03-01)March 1, 1913 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Died | April 16, 1994(1994-04-16) (aged 81) New York City, U.S. |
Occupation | Writer |
Genre | Essay, criticism, novel, short story |
Notable works | Invisible Man (1953) |
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Ellison wrote Shadow and Act (1964), a collection of political, social, and critical essays, and Going to the Territory (1986).[3] The New York Times dubbed him "among the gods of America's literary Parnassus".[4]
A posthumous novel, Juneteenth, was published after being assembled from voluminous notes Ellison left upon his death.