Three Days Before the Shooting...

Adam Bradley talked about the work of Ralph Ellison and researching the collection of manuscripts of his unpublished second novel. Four decades after Ralph Ellison published Invisible Man, he died leaving thousands of scattered notes in preparation for his second novel as well as a portion published as Juneteenth. Mr. Bradley co-edited a forthcoming edition of the book Three Days Before the Shooting... with John Callahan, Ralph Ellison’s literary executor. Mr. Bradley read from Invisible Man and talked about the second novel, Mr. Ellison’s working habits, and his experiences researching his papers. He responded to questions from members of the audience.

“The Collected Manuscripts of Ralph Ellison’s Unpublished Second Novel,” a program of the Virginia Festival of the Book sponsored by African American Authors Book Club of Charlottesville-Albemarle, was held in the McIntire Room at the Central Branch of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library. close