
“Good fiction is made of that which is real, and reality is difficult to come by.”
Shadow and Act (New York: Random House, 1964), Introduction, p. xix; in The Collected Essays, ed. John F. Callahan (New York: Modern Library, 1995), p. 56.
Shadow and Act is a collection of essays by Ralph Ellison, published in 1964.
“Good fiction is made of that which is real, and reality is difficult to come by.”
Shadow and Act (New York: Random House, 1964), Introduction, p. xix; in The Collected Essays, ed. John F. Callahan (New York: Modern Library, 1995), p. 56.