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Birthday of the great African-American prose stylist, Ralph Ellison: March 1, 1913 - 1994…

“The act of writing requires a constant plunging back into the shadow of the past where time hovers ghostlike.” - R.E.

Original caption: Author Ralph Ellison siitting at typewriter at the American Academy in Italy, 1957

Photographer: James Whitmore, LIFE

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   Eu estava no ônibus voltando para casa pensando...foto do Ellison pra tumblrar aqui. Aí...

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   Writing writing writing ….

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    Ralph Ellison em grande estilo e ostentando um modelito perfeito. A posição não me convence enquanto algo que ofereça...

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