Ralph Ellison
Ralph Ellison Ralph Ellison Born Ralph Waldo Ellison (1914-03-01)March 1, 1914 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US Died April 16, 1994(1994-04-16) (aged 80) New York City Occupation Writer Genre Essay, criticism, novel, short story Notable works Invisible Man Notable awards National Book Award (1953) National Medal of Arts (1985) Ralph Waldo Ellison (March 1, 1914 – April 16, 1994) was an American novelist, literary critic, scholar and writer. He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Ellison is best known for his novel Invisible Man, which won the National Book Award in 1953. He also wrote Shadow and Act (1964), a collection of political, social and critical essays, and Going to the Territory (1986).