RALPH ELLISON

Born 1914, Oklahoma City, USA

Died 1994, New York City, USA

‘In a Strange Country’ was originally published in 1944. ‘Boy on a Train’, ‘Hymie’s Bull’ and ‘The Black Ball’ are taken from Flying Home and Other Stories, first published in 1996.

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All stories taken from Flying Home and Other Stories, first published in the United States of America by Vintage Books, a division of Random House, Inc. 1996

This selection first published 2018

Copyright © Fanny Ellison, 1996

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ISBN: 978-0-241-33923-7

Contents

Boy on a Train

Hymie’s Bull

The Black Ball

In a Strange Country

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