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Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
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 Brotherhood," before retreating amid violence and confusion.
Originally published in 1952 as the first novel by a then unknown author, it remained on the bestseller list for sixteen weeks and established Ralph Ellison as one of the key writers of the century. The book is a passionate and witty tour de force of style, strongly influenced by T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land, James Joyce, and Dostoevsky.
Ralph Ellison (1914-1994) was born in Oklahoma and studied music at Tuskegee Institute from 1933 to 1936, during which time he made his first attempts at fiction after a trip to New York and a meeting with Richard Wright. The National Book Award was given to Invisible Man. Ellison was elected to the Academy of American Arts and Letters in 1964 and lectured at a number of colleges and universities, including Bard College, the University of Chicago, and New York University, where he was the Albert Schweitzer Professor of Humanities.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780679732761 |
| ISBN 10 | 0679732764 |
| Title | Invisible Man |
| Author | Ralph Ellison |
| Series | Vintage International |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 1995-03-14 |
| Number of pages | 608 |
| Prizes | Winner of National Book Awards 1953 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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