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        Invisible Man

        by

        Ralph Ellison

        setting

        Harlem; the South; New York City

        time

        1930s

        language

        English

        region

        North America

        year published

        1952

        page count

        581

        difficulty

        Difficult

        main characters

        Brother Jack, Ras, Rhinehart, Destroyer

        Rip's impressions

        Unpredictable twists keeps length tolerable. Politically and morally inspiring, this is one of those deep novels that changes the reader forever.

        first line

        I am an invisible man.

        last lines

        (spoiler alert)

        reading lists

        1950 to 1959 Beat Generation, Major African American Writers of the 20th Century

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