Ellison, Ralph

Japanese: エリソン(英語表記)Ellison, Ralph
Ellison, Ralph
Born: March 1, 1914, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
[Died] April 16, 1994. New York, New York. American black novelist. Full name: Ralph Waldo Ellison. After graduating from his hometown's public school, he received a state scholarship to study music at the Tuskegee Industrial Normal School, a vocational school for blacks in Alabama. He moved to New York with the intention of becoming a composer, but met the black writer Richard Wright there, who encouraged him to start writing novels. In 1952, he published his novel Invisible Man, which took seven years to complete, and won the National Book Award. This work symbolizes the loss of identity of blacks, and is considered one of the most representative American novels after World War II. He later lectured at universities around the country and contributed to various magazines. His works include a collection of essays, Shadow and Act (1964).

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Japanese:
[生]1914.3.1. オクラホマ,オクラホマシティー
[没]1994.4.16. ニューヨーク,ニューヨーク
アメリカ合衆国の黒人小説家。フルネーム Ralph Waldo Ellison。生地の公立学校卒業後,州の奨学金を得てアラバマ州の黒人向け職業学校タスキーギ工業師範学校で音楽を専攻。作曲家になるつもりでニューヨークに出たが,ここで黒人作家リチャード・ライトを知り,その勧めで小説の執筆を始めた。1952年,7年の歳月をかけて完成した長編『見えない人間』Invisible Manを発表し,全米図書賞を受賞。この作品は,黒人のアイデンティティ喪失を象徴的に描いたもので,第2次世界大戦後のアメリカ小説を代表する作品の一つに数えられる。その後は各地の大学の講師をしたり,種々の雑誌に寄稿。評論集『影と行為』Shadow and Act(1964)などがある。

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