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Definition of Ralph Ellison from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Ralph Ellison

/ˌrælf ˈelɪsən/

/ˌrælf ˈelɪsən/

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(1914-94) a US author who is best known for his novel Invisible Man (1952), which won the National Book Award. It tells, with sadness and humour, the story of an African American's search for identity in a white world.

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