Tag Archives: Saul Bellow

Housemates: Ralph Ellison, Saul Bellow, John Hersey

Posted on September 11, 2013 by wcd2

September 11, 2013 I can’t find pictures of them together, just houses that they shared. 713 Windsor Lane, a modest cottage in a writer’s compound in Key West, shared by John Hersey, his wife, and Ralph Ellison, whose Invisible Man … Continue reading →

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Gertrude Stein and Richard Wright

Posted on November 2, 2011 by wcd2

November 2, 2011 When Richard Wright applied for a passport in January 1946, he was turned down.  The State Department did not look favorably on left-leaning Americans (in this case, an ex-Communist) leaving their country and maligning it from abroad.  … Continue reading →

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