Ralph Ellison - Novelist

Ralph Waldo Ellison was an American novelist, literary critic, and scholar. He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Ellison is best known for his novel Invisible Man, which won the National Book Award in 1953. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Ellison
http://www.biography.com/people/ralph-ellison-9286702
http://www.read.gov/fiction/ellison.html
http://www.famousauthors.org/ralph-ellison

Born: March 1, 1914, Oklahoma City, OK
Died: April 16, 1994, New York City, NY
Spouse: Rose Poindexter (m. 1938–1945)
Influenced by: Richard Wright, Ralph Waldo Emerson

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