Ralph Ellison: A Biography

Ralph Ellison has never produced a novel of his life after his magnum opus "The Invisible Man" won the National Book Award 1953rd success has ruined him? This is a topic in the new biography of Ellison by Arnold Rampersad, the first scholar given complete access to Ellison's papers at the Library of Congress. Rampersad discusses and signs his book, "Ralph Ellison: A Biography", organized as part of the book series and author of Beyond the Centre for the book in the libraryCongress. The event was jointly organized by the Library Manuscript Division. Ellison story of a nameless black man in 1940 in New York City, which finds its identity and position in the struggles of the company won the National Book Award for fiction and catapulted him to national prominence. Ellison went on to earn numerous awards, including two presidential medals and the choice of 'American Academy of Arts and Letters. But his inability to publish a second novel, despite years of struggle, haunted himfor the rest of his life. Speaker Biography: Arnold Rampersad is Sara Hart Kimball professional in the Humanities and a member of the English Department at Stanford University. His books are biographies of Langston Hughes and Jackie Robinson, and has worked with Arthur Ashe on his memoir, "Days of Grace." He has written for The New York Times Book Review, The New Republic and The Washington Post and was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American...