Hebert Mitgang talks with Ralph Ellison about American literature, "Invisible Man" and his unfinished second novel. Ralph Ellison, Author of 'Invisible Man,' Is Dead at 80 (April 17, 1994) The Times obituary calls Ellison " one of the major American writers of the 20th century."

News about Ralph Ellison, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Jun 3, 2021 · From Ellison’s clipping file, a March 1946 article in The Amsterdam News on blindfolded boxers. Credit... Ralph Ellison Papers, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress.

Nov 25, 2022 · Before he became a writer, Ralph Ellison was an emerging photographer. Rarely-seen documentary images, gathered in a forthcoming book, reveal his lifelong engagement with the camera.

News about Ralph Ellison, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

May 20, 2007 · Decades after the blazing hot afternoon in June 1933 when Ralph Ellison, in his first and last outing as a hobo, climbed fearfully and yet eagerly aboard a smoky freight train leaving Oklahoma ...

News about Ralph Ellison, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

May 26, 2002 · Ellison felt strongly that black destiny in America was linked to literacy and social equality, even when it meant moving next door to whites and brushing aside the cherished customs of the South.

Apr 17, 1994 · Ralph Ellison, whose widely read novel "Invisible Man" was a stark account of racial alienation that foreshadowed the attention Americans eventually paid to divisions in their midst, died ...

Dec 19, 2019 · “The Selected Letters of Ralph Ellison” capture the fiercely intelligent and irreverent author of “Invisible Man” in conversation with other novelists and critics of his day.