Tag: Ralph Ellison

  • Nation & World

    Lost voices of 1953

    Harvard’s Woodberry Poetry Room uncovered forgotten audio from a 1953 conference on the novel, including the confident voice of the newly famous Ralph Ellison.

    9 minutes
  • Nation & World

    The one, indispensable book

    A handful of authors featured in Harvard Bound over the past year answer the question: What is an essential book for today’s graduates — and why? Here are their suggestions as the newest Harvard degree-holders head out into the world.

    6 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Handing One Another Along: Literature and Social Reflection

    Robert Coles, emeritus professor of psychiatry, examines literature’s contribution to the development of our moral character, delving into the works of Raymond Carver, Ralph Ellison, Flannery O’Connor, and others.

    1 minute