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Ralph Ellison: Emergence of Genius
Lawrence Jackson
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Description for Ralph Ellison: Emergence of Genius
Paperback. A biography of Ellison that focuses on the author's early life. Containing photographs, it draws from archives, literary correspondence, and interviews with Ellison's relatives, friends, and associates. It traces the writer's path from poverty in dust bowl Oklahoma to his rise among the literary elite. Num Pages: 544 pages, 21 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 730.
Author, intellectual, and social critic, Ralph Ellison (1914-94) was a pivotal figure in American literature and history and arguably the father of African American modernism. Universally acclaimed for his first novel, ""Invisible Man"", a masterpiece of modern fiction, Ellison was recognized with a stunning succession of honors, including the 1953 National Book Award. Despite his literary accomplishments and political activism, however, Ellison has received surprisingly sparse treatment from biographers. Lawrence Jackson's biography of Ellison, the first when it was published in 2002, focuses on the author's early life.Powerfully enhanced by rare photographs, this work draws from archives, literary correspondence, and ... Read more
Author, intellectual, and social critic, Ralph Ellison (1914-94) was a pivotal figure in American literature and history and arguably the father of African American modernism. Universally acclaimed for his first novel, ""Invisible Man"", a masterpiece of modern fiction, Ellison was recognized with a stunning succession of honors, including the 1953 National Book Award. Despite his literary accomplishments and political activism, however, Ellison has received surprisingly sparse treatment from biographers. Lawrence Jackson's biography of Ellison, the first when it was published in 2002, focuses on the author's early life.Powerfully enhanced by rare photographs, this work draws from archives, literary correspondence, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
Georgia, United States
ISBN
9780820329932
SKU
V9780820329932
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About Lawrence Jackson
Lawrence P. Jackson is an associate professor of African American studies and English at Emory University. He was awarded a Ford Foundation Fellowship and was Resident Fellow at Harvard's W. E. B. Du Bois Institute while completing this book.
Reviews for Ralph Ellison: Emergence of Genius
[A] rich, meticulous biography. - New York Times Book Review