Quote by: Ralph Ellison

And while the ice was melting to form a flood in which I threatened to drown I awoke one afternoon to find that my first northern winter had set.


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Author Bio


  • NameRalph Ellison
  • DescriptionAmerican novelist, literary critic, scholar and writer
  • BornMarch 1, 1914
  • DiedApril 16, 1994
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Essayist; Novelist; Autobiographer
  • WorksInvisible Man
  • AwardsNational Medal Of Arts; Presidential Medal Of Freedom; National Book Award