Invisible Man

By: Ralph Ellison

Write A Review

Paperback | 28 September 2001 | Edition Number 1

At a Glance

Paperback
608 Pages

Dimensions(cm)
2.6 x 13 x 19.9

Paperback

RRP $24.99

$21.75

13%OFF

or 4 interest-free payments of $5.44 with

In Stock and Ships next day

A superb portrait of a generation of black Americans, this novel established Ralph Ellison as one of the key writers of the twentieth century

Ralph Ellison's 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 Ellison's invisible man - from his expulsion from a Southern college to a terrifying Harlem race riot - go far beyond the story of one individual. As John Callahan says, 'In an extraordinary imaginative leap, he hit upon a single word for the different yet shared condition of African Americans, Americans, and, for that matter, the human individual in the twentieth century and beyond.'

This edition includes Ralph Ellison's introduction to the thirtieth anniversary edition of Invisible Man, a fascinating account of the novel's seven-year gestation.

Industry Reviews

One of the most important American novels of the twentieth century * Times * A brilliant individual victory . . . proving that a truly heroic quality can exist among our contemporaries -- Saul Bellow A stunning block-buster of a book that will floor and flabbergast some people, bedevil and intrigue others, and keep everybody reading right through to its explosive end -- Langston Hughes Don't try to write the Great American Novel, it has already been done . . . any US epic must address race, which remains the greatest single issue the country faces. -- Paul Gambaccini * The Week *

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

Orders over $89.00 qualify for free shipping.

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.