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ISBN: 9780307915122
A milestone in American literature—a book that has continued to engage readers since its appearance in 1952. A first novel by an unknown writer, it remained on the bestseller list for sixteen weeks, won the National Book Award for fiction, and established Ralph Ellison as one of the key writers of the century. The nameless narrator of the novel describes growing up in a black community in the South, attending a Negro college from which he is expelled, moving to New York, becoming the chief spokesman of the Harlem branch of “the Brotherhood,” and retreating amid violence and confusion to the basement lair of the invisible man he imagines himself to be. 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 Fyodor Dostoevsky.
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Summary
Summary
Winner of the National Book Award in 1953
One of the Modern Library's 100 Best English-Language Novels of the Twentieth Century
One of Time Magazine's Best 100 English-Language Novels from 1923–2005
A New York Public Library Staff Pick of Favorite Books of the Last 125 Years
A New York Times Editor's Choice of Books of the Century
A PBS Great American Read selection
A Salon Best Audiobook of the Year for 2014
A Kirkus Reviews Pick of 10 Classics That Never Get Old
Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
A milestone in American literature—a book that has continued to engage readers since its appearance in 1952. A first novel by an unknown writer, it remained on the bestseller list for sixteen weeks, won the National Book Award for fiction, and established Ralph Ellison as one of the key writers of the century.
The nameless narrator of the novel describes growing up in a black community in the South, attending a Negro college from which he is expelled, moving to New York, becoming the chief spokesman of the Harlem branch of “the Brotherhood,” and retreating amid violence and confusion to the basement lair of the invisible man he imagines himself to be.
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 Fyodor Dostoevsky.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
Author
Author Bio: Ralph Ellison
Ralph Waldo Ellison (1914–1994) was an American novelist, literary critic, scholar, and writer. He is best known for his novel Invisible Man, which won the National Book Award in 1953. He also wrote Shadow and Act, a collection of political, social, and critical essays, and Going to the Territory.
Details
Details
| Available Formats : | Digital Download |
| Category: | Fiction |
| Runtime: | 18.57 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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