1. Ralph Ellison
American trailblazer

2. 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

3. 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”

4. 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

5. 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
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