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Invisible Man

Cultural

(1952) A novel by African-American author Ralph Ellison. Set in the United States in the 1930s, it depicts a black man's struggle for identity. It won a National Book Award in 1953.

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The identity of A, who also uses the name "Invisible Man", is not made clear and we do not know for sure it is Andrew.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

Actor Claude Rains, star of The Invisible Man, lost 90 percent of the vision in his right eye and received permanent vocal-cord damage in a gas attack.

From Slate • Oct. 31, 2024

An Avengers-like team-up of Victorian pulp heroes like Captain Nemo and the Invisible Man, “Extraordinary Gentleman” ran for decades and even inspired a loosely based film adaptation in 2003.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2022

There are interesting parallels to Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man" throughout the album.

From Salon • Oct. 17, 2022

In her hand, she held her copy of the novel The Invisible Man.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds

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