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Ralph Ellison

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American novelist, literary critic, scholar and writer (1914-1994)

United StatesWritersLived 1914 to 1994 · aged 80
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Ralph Waldo Ellison was an American writer, literary critic, and scholar best known for his novel Invisible Man, which won the National Book Award in 1953.

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Ralph Ellison monument in front of 730 Riverside Drive, New York City. The birthyear is the incorrect year Ellison would usually offerRalph Ellison monument in front of 730 Riverside Drive, New York City. The birthyear is the incorrect year Ellison would usually offer

Awards 6

1992Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
1984Langston Hughes Medal
1969Presidential Medal of Freedom
1953National Book Award
National Medal of Arts
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎

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About this person

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1914 to 1994 · aged 80
Written about in
30 languages

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