Ralph Ellison: Invisible Man, Celebrated Writer

Ralph Ellison: Invisible Man, Celebrated Writer (2005)

January 1st, 20050h 19min

Documentary, History
32%

Overview

Ralph Ellison was an African-American writer and essayist, who's only novel Invisible Man (1953) gained a wide critical success. Ellison's ambitious journey from a childhood of hardship and poverty to celebrated African American writer is chronicled in this inspiring program through exclusive interviews and personal recollection.


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