Invisible man
(Book)
Author:
Contributors:
Johnson, Charles, author.
Published:
[New York] : The Modern Library, ©1994.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1994 Modern Library edition.
Physical Desc:
xxxiv, 572 pages ; 20 cm
Lexile measure:
870L
Status:
Description
A milestone in American literature, Invisible Man has engaged readers since its appearance in 1952. A first novel by an unknown writer, it was a runaway bestseller, won the National Book Award for fiction, and established Ralph Ellison as one of the key writers of the twentieth century. "What a great thing it is," said Saul Bellow, "when a brilliant individual victory occurs, like Ellison's, proving that a truly heroic quality can exist among our contemporaries." Ellison was inspired by such writers as T.S. Eliot, James Joyce, Richard Wright, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Herman Melville, Langston Hughes, and Mark Twain. "The Negro American experience," wrote Ellison, "is indespensible to any profoundly American depiction of reality. As fictional material, it rivals that of the nineteenth century Russians." This Modern Library edition of Ellison's seminal novel features an Introduction by the author, as well as a preface by Charles Johnson, author of the National Book Award-winning Middle Passage. --Jacket
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Branford/Blackstone Adult Fiction
FICTION
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East Lyme Public Adult Fiction
Ellison, Ralph (Invisible)
Due Jul 19, 2025
Essex Adult Fiction
ELLISON
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Guilford Adult Fiction
FIC ELLISON
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Guilford Adult Fiction
FIC ELLISON
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Guilford Adult Fiction
FIC ELLISON
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Haddam/Brainerd Adult Fiction
FIC ELLISON
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Hamden/Miller Adult Fiction
FIC/ELLISON
Billed
Hamden/Miller Children's Fiction
FIC/ELLISON
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Meriden Adult Fiction
CLASSIC ELLISON
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Norwich/Otis Adult Fiction
F ELLISON c.4
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Preston Adult Fiction
F ELLISON, Ralph
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Stony Creek/Willoughby Wallace Adult Fiction
FIC ELL - CLASSICS
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Wallingford Adult Fiction
ELLISON
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Wallingford Young Adult Fiction
YA ELLISON
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LC Subjects
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780679601395, 0679601392
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 7.2, 30 Points
Level 7.2, 30 Points
Lexile measure:
870
Notes
Description
A milestone in American literature, Invisible Man has engaged readers since its appearance in 1952. A first novel by an unknown writer, it was a runaway bestseller, won the National Book Award for fiction, and established Ralph Ellison as one of the key writers of the twentieth century. "What a great thing it is," said Saul Bellow, "when a brilliant individual victory occurs, like Ellison's, proving that a truly heroic quality can exist among our contemporaries." Ellison was inspired by such writers as T.S. Eliot, James Joyce, Richard Wright, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Herman Melville, Langston Hughes, and Mark Twain. "The Negro American experience," wrote Ellison, "is indespensible to any profoundly American depiction of reality. As fictional material, it rivals that of the nineteenth century Russians." This Modern Library edition of Ellison's seminal novel features an Introduction by the author, as well as a preface by Charles Johnson, author of the National Book Award-winning Middle Passage. --Jacket
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,UG,7.2,30,19790
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APA Citation (style guide)
Ellison, R., & Johnson, C. (1994). Invisible man. 1994 Modern Library edition. The Modern Library.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Ellison, Ralph and Charles, Johnson. 1994. Invisible Man. The Modern Library.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Ellison, Ralph and Charles, Johnson, Invisible Man. The Modern Library, 1994.
MLA Citation (style guide)Ellison, Ralph, and Charles Johnson. Invisible Man. 1994 Modern Library edition. The Modern Library, 1994.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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