Author: Ralph Ellison
publisher name: Penguin Classics
ISBN: 9780141184425
Invisible Man is Ralph Ellison's impassioned and blistering first novel, deemed one of the most important American novels of the twentieth century by The Times. Published in 1952 during a period of significant social change in America, the novel follows the extraordinary story of a man rendered invisible because "people refuse to see me." The narrative unfolds from his expulsion from a Southern college to his experiences in a Harlem race riot, providing a powerful voice not just for one individual but for an entire generation of black Americans. This edition includes Ralph Ellison's introduction to the thirtieth anniversary edition, offering insights into the novel's seven-year gestation.
