The clock ticked with empty urgency, as though trying to catch up with the time. In the street a siren howled. - Ralph Ellison

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The clock ticked with empty urgency, as though trying to catch up with the time. In the street a siren howled.

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About Ralph Ellison

Ralph Waldo Ellison (March 1, 1913 – April 16, 1994) was an American writer and academic known for his novel Invisible Man, which won the National Book Award in 1953.

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Alternative Names: Ralph Waldo Ellison
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