Format:
657 S. :
,
Ill.
Edition:
1. ed.
ISBN:
0-375-40827-4
,
978-0-375-40827-4
Series Statement:
A Borzoi book
Content:
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.
Language:
English
Subjects:
American Studies
Keywords:
1913-1994 Ellison, Ralph
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Biografie
;
Biografie
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http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0735/2006026464-s.html
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http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0735/2006026464-b.html
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0735/2006026464-d.html
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