{"product_id":"the-selected-letters-of-ralph-ellison-paperback","title":"The Selected Letters of Ralph Ellison - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRalph Ellison\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn F. Callahan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMarc C. Conner\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eNOTABLE BOOK - \u003c\/b\u003eA radiant collection of letters from the renowned author of \u003ci\u003eInvisible Man\u003c\/i\u003e that traces 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\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRalph Ellison\u003c\/b\u003e (1914-1994) was born in Oklahoma and trained as a musician at Tuskegee Institute from 1933 to 1936, at which time a visit to New York and a meeting with Richard Wright led to his first attempts at fiction, and eventually winning the National Book Award for \u003ci\u003eInvisible Man\u003c\/i\u003e. Appointed to the Academy of American Arts and Letters in 1964, Ellison taught at several institutions, including Bard College, the University of Chicago, and New York University, where he was Albert Schweitzer Professor of Humanities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn F. Callahan\u003c\/b\u003e is the Odell Professor of Humanities at Lewis \u0026amp; Clark College. Callahan has been the editor or writer on numerous volumes related to African American and twentieth-century literature. As the literary executor to Ralph Ellison, Callahan worked as the primary editor for Ellison's posthumously released novel \u003ci\u003eJuneteenth.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eMarc C. Conner\u003c\/b\u003e is the Jo M. and James M. Ballengee Professor of English and provost at Washington and Lee University.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1072\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.89 x 9.13 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 27, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749192073504,"sku":"9780593730072","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5279db6aa48083d7852cba6972e1c819.webp?v=1779926029","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-selected-letters-of-ralph-ellison-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}