Ralph Ellison's blistering
first novel tells the extraordinary story of a man invisible “simply because
people refuse to see me.” Published in 1952, when American society was on the
cusp of immense change, the powerfully depicted adventures of Ellison's invisible
man, from his expulsion from a Southern college to a terrifying Harlem race
riot, go far beyond the story of one individual.
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Instead, it gives voice to
the experience of an entire generation of black Americans. Ralph Ellison's
nameless protagonist ushers readers into a parallel universe that throws our
universe into harsh and even hilarious relief.
This edition includes Ralph
Ellison's introduction to the thirtieth-anniversary edition of Invisible Man, a
fascinating account of the novel's seven-year gestation.
Ralph Waldo Ellison
(1914-94) was born in Oklahoma. In 1936 he went to New York, where he met the
writers Langston Hughes and Richard Wright; shortly afterward, his stories and
articles appeared in magazines and journals. His debut novel, Invisible Man
(1952), won the National Book Award and established Ellison as a significant
figure in twentieth-century fiction.
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