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
Product details
ASIN : 0679732764
Publisher : Vintage; 2nd edition (March 14, 1995)
Language : English
Paperback : 581 pages
ISBN-10 : 9780679732761
ISBN-13 : 978-0679732761
Lexile measure : 870L
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 5.12 x 1.04 x 7.94 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #3,019 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
#12 in Classic Action & Adventure (Books)
#43 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction
#134 in Classic Literature & Fiction
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