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1	Invisible Man more books like this by Ralph Waldo Ellison add to wishlist Ellison's classic 1952 novel is about a black man from the South who travels to New York City in the 1930s. He becomes involved with the Communist Party, but is soon disillusioned: the Communists see him not as a person but as a symbol of oppressed humanity, as does the Black Nationalist Group he encounters. This inability of a blind and hostile ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.40! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Invisible Man V715 more books like this by Ralph Waldo Ellison add to wishlist Ellison's classic 1952 novel is about a black man from the South who travels to New York City in the 1930s. He becomes involved with the Communist Party, but is soon disillusioned: the Communists see him not as a person but as a symbol of oppressed humanity, as does the Black Nationalist Group he encounters. This inability of a blind and hostile ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
3	Shadow and Act more books like this by Ralph Waldo Ellison add to wishlist A collection of incisive essays about race, the artist, and society. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.40! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Juneteenth more books like this by Ralph Waldo Ellison add to wishlist This posthumously published novel, the successor to Ellison's classic "The Invisible Man", celebrates June 19, 1865, known as "Emancipation Day," when Union soldiers told Texas blacks that they were free. The story moves back and forth from past to present, beginning with a present-day march on Washington prompted by the assassination attempt on a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Collected Essays of Ralph Ellison more books like this by Ralph Waldo Ellison, John F Callahan (Editor), Saul Bellow (Preface by) add to wishlist In this collection of essays and interviews, Ellison writes of literature and folklore, jazz and black culture, and the nature and quality of lives that black Americans lead. This volume includes the critically acclaimed works Shadow and Act (1964) and Going to the Territory (1986). see all copies from $6.50! new only from $10.35! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Going to the Territory more books like this by Ralph Waldo Ellison add to wishlist Seventeen candid and frequently humorous essays by Ralph Ellison on literature, race, and American culture, including his thoughts on William Faulkner, Duke Ellington, Black humor, and his own work--in particular THE INVISIBLE MAN. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.97! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Flying Home and Other Stories more books like this by Ralph Ellison, John F. Callahan add to wishlist This text features a collection of Ralph Ellison's short fiction, written between 1937 and 1954. The 13 pieces, six of which were never published within the author's own life, draw on his young experiences and fascination with American identity. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.62! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Living with Music: Ralph Ellison's Jazz Writings more books like this by Ralph Waldo Ellison, Robert G O'Meally (Introduction by) add to wishlist Trained as a musician in his youth, one of the most celebrated American fiction writers, Ralph Ellison, was a lifelong jazz aficionado. This collection combines Ellison's jazz-inspired fiction and inspirational criticism on subjects like guitarist Charlie Christian, in whose story he finds the ultimate jazz dilemma: that true spontaneity is ... see all copies from $4.95! new only from $8.30! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Trading Twelves: The Selected Letters of Ralph Ellison and Albert Murray more books like this by Ralph Waldo Ellison, Albert Murray (Preface by), John F Callahan (Introduction by) add to wishlist Ralph Ellison and Albert Murray met in the early 1940s and remained friends until Ellison died in 1994. For much of that time, they lived in separate cities, and so they became prolific letter-writers. This volume covers letters written between 1949 and 1960, the years during which Ellison's INVISIBLE MAN was published and Murray began writing his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.31! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Beer Can by the Highway: Essays on What's American about America more books like this by Professor John A Kouwenhoven, Ralph Waldo Ellison (Designer) add to wishlist First published in 1961, 'The Beer Can by the Highway' takes a provocative look at America's ever-changing physical and intellectual landscapes. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.09! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Conversations with Ralph Ellison more books like this by Ralph Waldo Ellison, Maryemma Graham (Editor), Amritjit Singh (Editor) add to wishlist Collections of interviews with notable modern writers see all copies from $8.00! new only from $13.82! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Shadow & ACT V716 more books like this by Ralph Waldo Ellison add to wishlist A collection of incisive essays about race, the artist, and society. see all copies from $1.99! SVS
13 view cover	Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man more books like this by Ralph Waldo Ellison (Editor), Professor Harold Bloom (Editor) add to wishlist Ellison won the National Book Award for this searing record of a black man's journey through contemporary America. "Unquestionably, Ellison's book is a work of extraordinary intensity--powerfully imagined and written with a savage, wryly humorous gusto".--Atlantic. see all copies from $1.99!
14	Going to Territory-V62 more books like this by Ralph Waldo Ellison add to wishlist Seventeen candid and frequently humorous essays by Ralph Ellison on literature, race, and American culture, including his thoughts on William Faulkner, Duke Ellington, Black humor, and his own work--in particular THE INVISIBLE MAN. see all copies from $1.99!
15 view cover	Conversations with Ralph Ellison more books like this by Maryemma Graham (Editor), Ralph Waldo Ellison, Amritjit Singh (Editor) add to wishlist Having published only one novel, Ralph Ellison gained and retained a reputation as one of America's premier authors. Though urged by his admirers and by critics to write more, at the time of his death in 1994 Ellison's renown rested upon a novel published in the 1950s. He remained at the peak of his eminence, acclaimed principally for this single ... see all copies from $10.58!
16	Flying Home 5cp + 25 Bookmarks more books like this by Ralph Waldo Ellison add to wishlist see all copies from $8.95!
17	The Collected Essays by Ralph Waldo Ellison add to wishlist see all copies from $25.00! first editions
18	Invisible Man: Thirtieth Anniversary Edition more books like this by Ralph Waldo Ellison add to wishlist see all copies from $29.94!

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