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Invisible man / Ralph Ellison.
In the course of his wanderings from a Southern Negro college to New York's Harlem, an American black man becomes involved in a series of adventures. Introduction explains circumstances under which the book was written. Ellison won the National Book Award for this searing record of a black man's journey through contemporary America. Unquestionably, Ellison's book is a work of extraordinary intensity--powerfully imagined and written with a savage, wryly humorous gusto.
Record details
- ISBN: 0679732764
- ISBN: 9780679732761
- ISBN: 9780808554127
- ISBN: 0808554123
- Physical Description: xxiii, 581 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: 2nd Vintage International ed.
- Publisher: New York : Vintage International, 1995.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published: 1st ed. New York : Random House, 1952. |
| Target Audience Note: | Young Adult. |
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| Subject: | African American men > Fiction. Literature, Modern > United States. African Americans > United States. Race Relations > United States. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | PS 3555 .L557 I5 1995 | 30775305500291 | General Collection | Available | - |
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Invisible Man
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.
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