Quote of the day
Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers. It may be possible to speed or hinder them, but impossible to stop them.
Ralph Ellison
Born: March 1, 1914
Died: April 16, 1994 (aged 80)
Bio: Ralph Waldo Ellison 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.
Known for:
- Invisible Man (1952)
- Shadow and Act (1964)
- Juneteenth
- Living with Music
- Going to the territory (1986)
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