The Selected Letters of Ralph Ellison: The Selected Letters Of Ralph Ellison And Albert Murray (Modern Library Ser.)

Synopsis

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 span the life of Ralph Ellison and provide a remarkable window into the great writer&’s life and work, his friendships, rivalries, anxieties, and all the questions about identity, art, and the American soul that bedeviled and inspired him until his death. They include early notes to his mother, written as an impoverished college student; lively exchanges with the most distinguished American writers and thinkers of his time, from Romare Bearden to Saul Bellow; and letters to friends and family from his hometown of Oklahoma City, whose influence would always be paramount. These letters are beautifully rendered first-person accounts of Ellison&’s life and work and his observations of a changing world, showing his metamorphosis from a wide-eyed student into a towering public intellectual who confronted and articulated America&’s complexities.

Copyright:

2018

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

1,056 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780812998535

Related ISBNs:

9780812998528

Publisher:

Random House Publishing Group

Date of Addition:

12/04/20

Copyrighted By:

The Ralph and Fanny Ellison Charitable Trust

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction, Language Arts

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Marc C. Conner

Edited by:

John F. Callahan