Conversations with Ralph Ellison

Interviews with the author of Invisible Man and many other works

Having published only one novel, Ralph Ellison gained and retained a reputation as one of America's premier authors. This astonishing book was Invisible Man, one of the cornerstones of modern American literature. In these interviews the author of this masterpiece proves himself intellectually vigorous, witty, and sometimes combative. These conversations about himself and about literature show him to be strongly independent, whether his remarks consider race, art, writing, or culture.