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Invisible Man

Ralph Ellison

This groundbreaking novel tells the journey of an unnamed protagonist navigating through the racial divide, shedding light on the effects of bigotry on both victim and perpetrator. With a voice that captures the full range of the American language, the story takes us from the Deep South to Harlem, throwing our own reality into harsh relief. Suspenseful and sardonic, Invisible Man is an audacious and dazzling masterpiece that redefines American literature.
Publish Date
1995-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
1995-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1952
Goodreads Rating
3.91
ISBN
8601419432370
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Recommendations
9
Recommendations
2022-03-10T18:34:40.000Z
@nytimes @alexanderchee @heyitsfranklin2 @lachristensen @nytimesbooks For me it would be books like "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison, "Playing in the Dark" by Toni Morrison, "The Souls of Black Folk" by W.E.B. Dubois, among others. Good books. Even Alvin Toffler's 1980 classic "Third Wave", which has great points about changes in the economy.      source
2023-02-14T12:06:27.000Z
Very glad to have been assigned this book in high school. If you haven’t read it you should absolutely check it out — a classic for good reason.      source
I read it as a 22-year-old, and it made me think deeply about how society doesn’t “see” so many of its members.      source
2023-02-14T12:08:13.000Z
A terrific read!      source
2021-01-15T17:43:29.000Z
A few weeks ago, @vulture asked me to describe 10 books that have impacted me along the way. List just out: Chinua Achebe, Dorothy Day, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, Ralph Ellison, Bernard Malamud, Doris Kearns Goodwin, & more:      source
2020-02-02T21:18:50.000Z
For #BlackHistoryMonth I will be sharing some of my favorite books by Black Authors 2nd Book: Invisible Man Novel by Ralph Ellison Not enough words to capture what this book is about.... POWERFUL! Page-turning Experience! JUST READ!      source
2019-09-04T13:59:29.000Z
Riveting time capsule material. Literary giant Ellison on the blues, on race, on his powerful book, Invisible Man.      source
2019-05-08T17:18:13.000Z
@EricColumbus A great choice and undeniably important book. Wish it were taught more.      source