Ralph Ellison
Novelist, Author
1913 – 1994
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Who was Ralph Ellison?
Ralph Waldo Ellison was an American novelist, literary critic, scholar and writer. He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Ellison is best known for his novel Invisible Man, which won the National Book Award in 1953. He also wrote Shadow and Act, a collection of political, social and critical essays, and Going to the Territory.
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- Born
- Mar 1, 1913
Oklahoma City - Also known as
- Ralph Waldo Ellison
- Parents
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Tuskegee University
- Lived in
- Oklahoma City
- New York
- Oklahoma
- Died
- Apr 16, 1994
New York City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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