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Invisible Man

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  1. (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

Their trade for Pierre-Luc DuBois was a disaster as he more closely resembled the Invisible Man than the dynamic rising star they hoped he would be.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2024

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

From Salon Oct. 17, 2022

I saw that he was holding a copy of The Invisible Man.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

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