Ralph Ellison: 14 books

Compiled, edited, and newly revised by Ralph Ellison’s literary executor, John F. Callahan, this Modern Library Paperback Classic includes posthumously discovered reviews, criticism, and interviews, as well as the essay collections Shadow and Act (1964), hailed by Robert Penn Warren as “a body...

A radiant collection of letters from the renowned author of Invisible Man that trace the life and mind of a giant of American literature, with insights into the riddle of identity, the writer’s craft, and the story of a changing nation over six decades These extensive and revealing letters...

La obra cumbre de Ralph Ellison es una feroz visión de la sociedad estadounidense durante los primeros años del siglo XX. Considerada la obra cumbre de Ralph Ellison y una de las cien mejores novelas de lengua inglesa del siglo XX, esta novela es el relato en primera persona de quien se describe...

Un compendio de trece relatos que nos acercan a la obra de Ralph Ellison, autor imprescindible de la literatura estadounidense del siglo XX. Vuelo a casa recoge trece relatos escritos a lo largo de un periodo de casi veinte años, de 1937 a 1954. En ellos el lector asiste a la evolución de...

The work of one of the most formidable figures in American intellectual life." -- Washington Post Book World The seventeen essays collected in this volume prove that Ralph Ellison was not only one of America's most dazzlingly innovative novelists but perhaps also our most perceptive...

‘Onzichtbare man’ van Ralph Ellison is het verhaal van een jonge, hoogopgeleide zwarte man, die geen kans krijgt om te slagen in een gesegregeerde maatschappij die weigert hem als een menselijk wezen te zien. Het verhaal volgt de fysieke en psychologische reis van de naamloze hoofdpersoon tegen...

This absorbing collection of letters spans a decade in the lifelong friendship of two remarkable writers who engaged the subjects of literature, race, and identity with deep clarity and passion. The correspondence begins in 1950 when Ellison is living in New York City, hard at work on his enduring...

With the same intellectual incisiveness and supple, stylish prose he brought to his classic novel Invisible Man, Ralph Ellison examines his antecedents and in so doing illuminates the literature, music, and culture of both black and white America. His range is virtuosic, encompassing Mark Twain and...

**A literary anthology of important and artful interpretations of the civil rights movement and the fight against white supremacy, past and present—including pieces by Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison, Alice Walker, Richard Wright, and John Lewis ** Editor Jon Meacham has chosen...

»Einer der bedeutendsten Autoren der amerikanischen Nachkriegsliteratur.« Paul Ingendaay, FAZ. Ralph Ellison, neben Toni Morrison und James Baldwin eine der großen Stimmen der afroamerikanischen Literatur der Gegenwart, gewann 1953 den National Book Award und wurde mit seinem gefeierten New-York-Roman...

A milestone in American literature--a book that has continued to engage readers since its appearance in 1952. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read A first novel by an unknown writer, it remained on the bestseller list for sixteen weeks,...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER "[A]n extraordinary book, a work of staggering virtuosity. With its publication, a giant world of literature has just grown twice as tall."--Newsday From Ralph Ellison--author of the classic novel of African-American experience, Invisible Man--the long-awaited...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER "[A]n extraordinary book, a work of staggering virtuosity. With its publication, a giant world of literature has just grown twice as tall."--Newsday From Ralph Ellison--author of the classic novel of African-American experience, Invisible Man--the long-awaited second...

These 13 stories by the author of The Invisible Man "approach the elegance of Chekhov" (Washington Post) and provide "early explorations of (Ellison's) lifelong fascination with the 'complex fate' and 'beautiful absurdity' of American identity" (John Callahan). First serial to The New Yorker. NPR sponsorship.