The Black Ball, 9780241339220
Paperback
Estrangement and belonging intertwine in lyrical stories from Invisible Man’s author.

The Black Ball

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  • Paperback

    64 pages

  • Release Date

    25 February 2018

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Summary

The Black Ball: Stories of Belonging and Estrangement

Fifty new books at e1 each, celebrating the pioneering spirit of the Penguin Modern Classics series, from inspiring essays to groundbreaking fiction and poetry.

“If he only knew what it was, he would fix it; he would kill this mean thing that made Mama feel so bad.”

Belonging and estrangement intertwine in these four lyrical short stories from the author of Invisible Man.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780241339220
ISBN-10:0241339227
Series:Penguin Modern
Author:Ralph Ellison
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Classics
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:64
Release Date:25 February 2018
Weight:45g
Dimensions:160mm x 110mm x 5mm
About The Author

Ralph Ellison

Ralph Waldo Ellison (1914-94) was born in Oklahoma. In 1936 he went to New York, where he met the writers Langston Hughes and Richard Wright; shortly afterwards his stories and articles began to appear in magazines and journals. His debut novel, Invisible Man (1952), won the National Book Award and established Ellison as a major figure in twentieth-century fiction.

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