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Description
Invisible Man is 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... read more
Cast of Characters/Important People
- Brother Jack: Add a description of this character.
- Mr. Norton
- Brother Clifton
- Dr. Bledsoe
- Rinehart
- Mary Rambo
- Brother Hambro
- Brother Tod Clifton
- Jim Trueblood
- Mr. Emerson
- Kate
- Halley
- Scofield
- Mr. Kimbro
- Sybil
- Lucius Brockway
- Dupre
- A. Barbee
- Mr. Crenshaw
- Brother Tobitt
- Emma
- Brother Wrestrum
- Matty Lou
Memorable Quotes
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“for all life seen from the hole of invisibility is absurd”
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“the only way to please a white man is to tell him a lie”
First Sentence
IT GOES a long way back, some twenty years.
Table of Contents
Authors & Contributors
- Ralph Ellison (Author)
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