The collected essays of Ralph Ellison
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Ralph Ellison
Ralph Waldo Ellison (March 1, 1914 – April 16, 1994) was an African-American novelist, literary critic, scholar and writer. He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Ellison was best known for his novel Invisible Man (ISBN 0-679-60139-2), which won the National Book Award in 1953. He also wrote...
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