| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
657 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 569-624) and index. |
| Summary |
The definitive biography of an important American cultural intellectual of the twentieth century--Ralph Ellison, author of the masterpiece Invisible Man. In 1953, Ellison's explosive story of a young black man's search for truth and identity catapulted him to national prominence. Ellison earned many honors, but his failure to publish a second novel, despite years of striving, haunted him for the rest of his life. Rampersad, the first scholar given complete access to Ellison's papers, provides a complex portrait of an unusual artist and human being. This biography describes a man of magnetic personality who counted Saul Bellow, Langston Hughes, Robert Penn Warren, Richard Wright, Richard Wilbur, Albert Murray, and John Cheever among his closest friends; a man whose life and art were shaped mainly by his unyielding desire to produce magnificent art and by his resilient faith in the moral and cultural strength of America.--From publisher description. |
| Subject |
Ellison, Ralph.
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Ellison, Ralph. |
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Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Novelists, American. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
African American novelists -- Biography.
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African American novelists. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
0375408274 alkaline paper |
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9780375408274 alkaline paper |
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