Flying Home and Other Stories

<p>Written between 1937 and 1954 and now available in paperback for the first time, these thirteen stories are a potent distillation of the genius of Ralph Ellison. Six of them remained unpublished during Ellison's lifetime and were discovered among the author's effects in a folder labeled "Early Stories." But they all bear the hallmarks—the thematic reach, musically layered voices, and sheer ebullience—that Ellison would bring to his classic <b>Invisible Man</b>.</p> <p>The tales in <b>Flying Home</b> range in setting from the Jim Crow South to a Harlem bingo parlor, from the hobo jungles of the Great Depression to Wales during the Second World War. By turns lyrical, scathing, touching, and transcendently wise, <b>Flying Home and Other Stories</b> is a historic volume, an extravagant last bequest from a giant of our literature.</p> <p>These 13 stories by the author of <i>The Invisible Man</i> approach the elegance of Chekhov" (<i>Washington Post</i>) and provide "early explorations of (Ellison's) lifelong fascination with the 'complex fate' and 'beautiful absurdity' of American identity" (John Callahan). </p>

Author(s): Ralph Ellison  

ISBN 10: 0679776613
ISBN 13: 9780679776611
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Publication: January 1998
Edition: 1