Ralph Ellison American trailblazer

Early Years Ralph Waldo Ellison Born 1. March 1914 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Parents, Lewis Ellison, Ida Ellison 1916 his father died His mother did not have a constant job He had various jobs to support the family economy

Achievements Awarded the national book award in fiction in 1953 for his book “invisible man” two years prior to his death, he got awarded a special achievement award, from the anisfield-wolf book award Ralph Ellison had various artistic skills, he was sculptor, musician and photographer, as well as writing al0t essays In 1994 the modern library ranked “invisible man” as nineteenth in the top 100 English- language novels of the 20th century, and calling it “the quintessential American picaresque of the 20th century”

Invisible man National book award winner in 1953 The book is about an African American that because of his color, his invisible The book discuses many social and intellectual problems, that exist around the African Americans’ lives, in the early days of the 20th century

Wordlist and sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisible_ Man Oklahoma - en af de sydlige stater i USA Achievements – bedrifter Awarded – tildelt Prior – før Quintessential – typisk Picaresque – en stilart hvor hovedpersonen er en person a lavere social status, som lever I et corrupt samfund https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisible_ Man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Ellis on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picaresque _novel