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037			_cPurchased _nPrism Books,Kadavanthra
041			_aEnglish
082			_a080 _bELL/SE
100			_aEllison,Ralph
245			_aSELECTED LETTERS OF RALPH ELLISON
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260			_aNew York _bRandom House _c2019/01/01
300			_g1060
500			_a 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.
505			_a General introduction -- Letters from the thirties -- Letters from the forties -- Letters from the fifties -- Letters from the sixties -- Letters from the seventies -- Letters from the eighties and nineties
505			_a Includes bibliographical references and index.
650			_a Ellison, Ralph -- Correspondence.
650			_aBiography / Literary.
650			_aLiterary Collection- Letters
650			_aAmerican Novelists- Ralph Ellison-1914-1994
650			_aNovelists, American
650			_aNovelists, American - 20th century - Correspondence.
650			_aAfrican American authors - Correspondence.
700			_aCallahan,John F. (ed.) _aConnern,Marc C. (ed.)
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