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(1916-2013) Essayist, critic, novelist. Albert Murray was born in Nokomis, Alabama, and died in Harlem, Manhattan, New York.

Full Name

Albert Murray

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline


Unknown

OTHER

Mr. Murray received a master's degree from New York University.

1916

BIRTH

Albert Lee Murray was born in Nokomis, Alabama, on May 12, 1916.

1962

RESIDENCE

Mr. Murray returned to New York and he and his family settled in Harlem, Manhattan, New York, in 1962.

1970

LITWORK

The Omni-Americans: New Perspectives On Black Experience And American Culture
New York: Dutton

Essays.

1971

LITWORK

South To A Very Old Place
McGraw-Hill
0070440735 / 978-0070440739
Memoir.

1973

LITWORK

The Hero And The Blues
University of Missouri Press
0826201474 / 978-0826201478
Collection of essays.

1974

LITWORK

Train Whistle Guitar
McGraw-Hill
0070440875 / 978-0070440876
Autobiographical novel.

1976

LITWORK

Stomping The Blues
McGraw-Hill
0070440743 / 978-0070440746
Essays.

1991

LITWORK

The Spyglass Tree
Pantheon
0394588878 / 978-0394588872
Novel.

1996

LITWORK

The Seven League Boots
Pantheon
0679439862 / 978-0679439868
Novel.

1996

LITWORK

The Blue Devils Of Nada
Pantheon
0679442138 / 978-0679442134
Collection of essays.

2001

LITWORK

From The Briarpatch File: On Context, Procedure, And American Identity
Pantheon
0375421424 / 978-0375421426
Collection of essays.

2005

LITWORK

The Magic Keys
Pantheon
0375423532 / 978-0375423536
Novel.

2013

DEATH

Albert Murray died at his home in Harlem, Manhattan, New York, on August 18, 2013.

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