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Ralph Ellison

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Ralph Ellison (1914–1994) was an American novelist and essayist, best known for Invisible Man (1952), which won the U.S. National Book Award. His work combines modernist techniques with themes central to African-American experience.

Born March 1, 1914; died April 16, 1994. Invisible Man (1952) won the National Book Award in 1953. Other notable publications include Shadow and Act (essays), Going to the Territory (essays), and the posthumous Juneteenth.

Two reviews on DeBaser celebrate Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man for its striking, experimental prose and modernist techniques. They emphasize themes of racial invisibility and social marginalization. Reviewers find the novel both bleak and powerful, historically rooted yet still relevant. Ellison's work is described as blending symbolism, modernist influence, and social critique.

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