{"product_id":"trading-twelves-the-selected-letters-of-ralph-ellison-and-albert-murray-paperback","title":"Trading Twelves: The Selected Letters of Ralph Ellison and Albert Murray - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRalph Ellison\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlbert Murray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Callahan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis absorbing collection of letters spans a decade in the lifelong friendship of two remarkable writers who engaged the subjects of literature, race, and identity with deep clarity and passion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe correspondence begins in 1950 when Ellison is living in New York City, hard at work on his enduring masterpiece, \u003cb\u003eInvisible Man\u003c\/b\u003e, and Murray is a professor at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Mirroring a jam session in which two jazz musicians \"trade twelves\"--each improvising twelve bars of music around the same musical idea-their lively dialog centers upon their respective writing, the jazz they both love so well, on travel, family, the work literary contemporaries (including Richard Wright, James Baldwin, William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway) and the challenge of racial inclusiveness that they wish to pose to America through their craft. Infused with warmth, humor, and great erudition, \u003cb\u003eTrading Twelves\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a glimpse into literary history in the making--and into a powerful and enduring friendship.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis absorbing collection of letters spans a decade in the lifelong friendship of two remarkable writers who engaged the subjects of literature, race, and identity with deep clarity and passion. \u003cbr\u003eThe correspondence begins in 1950 when Ellison is living in New York City, hard at work on his enduring masterpiece, Invisible Man, and Murray is a professor at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Mirroring a jam session in which two jazz musicians \"trade twelves\"--each improvising twelve bars of music around the same musical idea-their lively dialog centers upon their respective writing, the jazz they both love so well, on travel, family, the work literary contemporaries (including Richard Wright, James Baldwin, William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway) and the challenge of racial inclusiveness that they wish to pose to America through their craft. Infused with warmth, humor, and great erudition, Trading Twelves\" offers a glimpse into literary history in the making--and into a powerful and enduring friendship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRalph Ellison was born in Oklahoma in 1914. He is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eInvisible Man\u003c\/i\u003e (1952), as well as numerous essays and short stories. He died in New York City in 1994. Random House published \u003ci\u003eJuneteenth\u003c\/i\u003e, the book-length excerpt from his unfinished second novel, posthumously in 1999. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlbert Murray was born in Alabama in 1916. A cultural critic, biographer, essayist, and novelist, he has taught at several colleges, including Colgate and Barnard, and his works include \u003ci\u003eThe Omni-Americans\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSouth to a Very Old Place\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrain Whistle Guita\u003c\/i\u003er, \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Devils of Nada\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Seven League Boots\u003c\/i\u003e. Murray lives in New York City. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn F. Callahan is Morgan S. Odell Professor of Humanities at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eJuneteenth\u003c\/i\u003e and the Modern Library edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Collected Essays of Ralph Ellison\u003c\/i\u003e. Callahan is the literary executor of Ralph Ellison's estate.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 7.98 x 5.17 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48717606093048,"sku":"9780375708053","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/bJJhUn8Op79780375708053.webp?v=1780203020","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/trading-twelves-the-selected-letters-of-ralph-ellison-and-albert-murray-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}