Invisible man

One of the most important American novels of the twentieth century the Times It is sometimes advantageous to be unseen, although it is most often rather wearing on the nerves Ralph Ellisons blistering and impassioned first novel tells the extraordinary story of a man invisible simply because people refuse to see me. Published in 1952 when American society was in the cusp of immense change, the powerfully depicted adventures of Ellisons invisible man - from his expulsion from a Southern college to a terrifying Harlem race riot - go far beyond the story of one individual to give voice to the experience of an entire generation of black Americans. This edition includes Ralph Ellisons introduction to the thirtieth anniversary edition of Invisible Man, a fascinating account of the novels seven-year gestation. With an Introduction by John F. Callahan Brilliant Saul Bellow

Pagina's: 608, Editie: Eerste editie, Paperback, Penguin Group