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Ralph Ellison

Author

Bio

Ralph Ellison is the author of the novel Invisible Man one of the most important and influential American novels of the twentieth century, as well as numerous essays and short stories. He was born on March 1, 1913, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He died in New York City in 1994.

John F. Callahan is the Odell Professor of Humanities at Lewis & Clark College. He has been the editor or writer of numerous volumes related to African American and twentieth-century literature. As Ralph Ellison’s literary executor, Callahan worked as the primary editor for the posthumously released Ralph Ellison novel Juneteenth.

Marc C. Conner is the Jo M. and James M. Ballengee Professor of English and provost at Washington and Lee University.

Ralph Ellison Books

The Selected Letters of Ralph Ellison book cover

The Selected Letters of Ralph Ellison

Ralph Ellison
The Collected Essays of Ralph Ellison book cover

The Collected Essays of Ralph Ellison

Ralph Ellison
Juneteenth book cover

Juneteenth

Ralph Ellison
Shadow and Act book cover

Shadow and Act

Ralph Ellison
Going to the Territory book cover

Going to the Territory

Ralph Ellison
Flying Home book cover

Flying Home

Ralph Ellison
Invisible Man book cover

Invisible Man

Ralph Ellison
Trading Twelves book cover

Trading Twelves

Ralph Ellison
Three Days Before the Shooting . . . book cover

Three Days Before the Shooting . . .

Ralph Ellison
Voices in Our Blood book cover

Voices in Our Blood

Jon Meacham
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