Flying Home: and Other Stories - Hardcover

Ellison, Ralph

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679457046 ISBN 13: 9780679457046

Publisher: Random House, 1996

Synopsis

These 13 stories by the author of The Invisible Man "approach the elegance of Chekhov" (Washington Post) and provide "early explorations of (Ellison's) lifelong fascination with the 'complex fate' and 'beautiful absurdity' of American identity" (John Callahan). First serial to The New Yorker. NPR sponsorship.

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Review:

Though he was the author of two highly regarded collections of essays, Ralph Ellison's fame rests on his prize-winning novel Invisible Man. For years, he labored on another novel, but he died in 1994 with it still unpublished. Here, Ellison's literary executor, John F. Callahan, collects 13 stories, many of which are published for the first time. The stories give us an intriguing look at Ralph Ellison's development as a writer (some early ones, for example, clearly show the influence of Hemingway), and his early attempts to articulate his concerns about the nature of blackness and the American identity.

From the Back Cover:

"A welcome addition to Ellison's oeuvre. . . . These stories soar." --Time

"A shining installment . . . distinctive . . . gripping." --The New York Times Book Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0679457046
• ISBN 13: 9780679457046
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 173