The Selected Letters of Ralph Ellison

Ralph Ellison, John F. Callahan, Marc C Conner

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Ballantine Books Inc.
03 December 2019

Biography; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Bargains

An autobiography through the previously unpublished letters of the renowned author of Invisible Man, with insights into the riddle of American identity, the writer's craft, and his own life and work.

Over six decades (1933 to 1993), Ralph Ellison's extensive and revealing correspondence remarkably details his aspirations and anxieties, confidence and uncertainties throughout his personal and professional life. From early notes to his mother, as an impoverished college student; to debates with the most distinguished American writers and thinkers of his time, including Romare Bearden, Saul Bellow, Robert Penn Warren, Richard Wright, and Alfred Kazin, among others; to exchanges with friends and family from his hometown of Oklahoma City, whose influence would always be paramount, these letters communicate the immense importance of Ellison's life and work. They show his metamorphosis from an impressionable youth into a cultured man of the world, from an aspiring composer into a distinguished novelist, and ultimately into a man who confronted America's many complexities through his words.

By: Ralph Ellison, John F. Callahan
Edited by: Marc C Conner
Imprint: Ballantine Books Inc.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 52mm
Weight: 1.754kg
ISBN: 9780812998528
ISBN 10: 0812998529
Pages: 1056
Publication Date: 03 December 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

JOHN F. CALLAHAN is the Odell Professor of Humanities at Lewis & Clark College. Callahan has been the editor or writer on numerous volumes related to African-American and 20th century literature and as the Literary Executor to Ralph Ellison, Callahan worked as the primary editor for the posthumously-released Ralph Ellison novel Juneteenth. MARC C. CONNOR is the Associate Provost and Ballengee Professor of English at Washington & Lee University