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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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It would be the Invisible Man bit, and everybody laughed.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 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

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

From Salon Oct. 17, 2022

One of more than 20 off-cuts from the sessions, Face It Alone is much darker than tracks like I Want It All and The Invisible Man, which eventually made it on to The Miracle.

From BBC Oct. 13, 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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