Juneteenth by Ralph Ellison

Juneteenth by Ralph Ellison

From the author of bestselling Invisible Man--the classic novel of African-American experience--this long-awaited second novel tells an evocative tale of a prodigal of the twentieth century. Brilliantly crafted, moving, and wise, Juneteenth is the work of an American master.

Tell me what happened while there's still time, demands the dying Senator Adam Sunraider to the itinerate preacher whom he calls Daddy Hickman. As a young man, Sunraider was Bliss, an orphan taken in by Hickman and raised to be a preacher like himself. Bliss's history encompasses the joys of young southern boyhood; bucolic days as a filmmaker, lovemaking in a field in the Oklahoma sun. And behind it all lies a mystery: how did this chosen child become the man who would deny everything to achieve his goals?

Here is the master of American vernacular at the height of his powers, evoking the rhythms of jazz and gospel and ordinary speech.

An extraordinary book, a work of staggering virtuosity. With its publication, a giant world of literature has just grown twice as tall. --Newsday

Ralph Ellison (1914-1994) was born in Oklahoma and studied music at Tuskegee Institute from 1933 to 1936, during which time he made his first attempts at fiction after a trip to New York and a meeting with Richard Wright. The National Book Award was given to Invisible Man. Ellison was elected to the Academy of American Arts and Letters in 1964 and lectured at a number of colleges and universities, including Bard College, the University of Chicago, and New York University, where he was the Albert Schweitzer Professor of Humanities.

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ISBN 13	9780375707544
ISBN 10	0375707549
Title	Juneteenth
Author	Ralph Ellison
Series	Vintage International
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2000-06-13
Number of pages	400
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