Ralph Ellison
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.
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| Born | Ralph Waldo Ellison March 1, 1913 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | April 16, 1994 (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). The New York Times dubbed him "among the gods of America's literary Parnassus".
A posthumous novel, Juneteenth, was published after being assembled from voluminous notes Ellison left upon his death.
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