Ralph Ellison
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Ralph Waldo Ellison (March 1, 1914 – April 16, 1994) was a novelist, literary critic, scholar and writer. He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Ellison is best known for his novel Invisible Man (ISBN 0-679-60139-2), which won the National Book Award in 1953. He also wrote Shadow and Act, a collection of political, social and critical essays, and Going to the Territory (1986). <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ralph+Ellison">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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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
- Education
- Tuskegee University
- Genre
- Essay, criticism, novel, short story
- Notable works
- Invisible Man (1952)
- Notable awards
- National Book Award (1953) National Medal of Arts (1985)
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Ralph Waldo 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.
Ellison wrote Shadow and Act (1964), a collection of political, social, and critical essays, and Going to the Territory (1986). The New York Times dubbed him "among the gods of America's literary Parnassus".
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