Ralph Ellison’s Life in Letters

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Ralph Ellison’s Life in Letters

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50 minutes

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Dec 27, 2019

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Saidiya Hartman talks about Ellison’s correspondence, and Olaf Olafsson discusses his new novel, “The Sacrament.”

Released:

Dec 27, 2019

Format:

Podcast episode

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The world's top authors and critics join host Pamela Paul and editors at The New York Times Book Review to talk about the week's top books, what we're reading and what's going on in the literary world.

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