World Literature Today, September 22nd, 1997
Flying Home and Other Stories, a collection of thirteen texts, with corrections and an excellent introduction by John F. Callahan, forms a welcome complement to the Modern Library volume (1995) of Ralph Ellison's essays, also edited and introduced by Callahan and containing a preface by Saul Bellow. Six of the stories, never published in Ellison's lifetime, offer illuminating insights into his much-acclaimed novel Invisible Man and recall many of its themes, such as the quest of an American identity.
Callahan might rightfully be considered not only as the editor but also as a dedicated coll...
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