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Invisible Man

by Ralph Ellison

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NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this deeply compelling novel and epic milestone of American literature, a nameless narrator tells his story from the basement lair of the Invisible Man he imagines himself to be. One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years He describes growing up in a Black community in the South, attending a Negro college from which he is expelled, moving to New York and becoming the chief spokesman of the Harlem branch of "the Brotherh...

First published: 1952 610 pages ISBN: 9780307743992
Category
Literature
Priority
Must-Read
Author works
2
Language
eng
Subjects
FictionAfrican American menAfrican AmericansRace relationsNational Book Award Winneraward:national_book_award=1953award:national_book_award=fictionopen_syllabus_projectLong Now Manual for CivilizationSocial conditions

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