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          Invisible Man

          novel by Ralph Ellison

          For the H. G. Wells novel, see The Invisible Man. For other uses, see The Invisible Man (disambiguation).

          Invisible Man is Ralph Ellison's first novel, the only one published during his lifetime.

          It was published by Random House in , and addresses many of the social and intellectual issues faced by African Americans in the early 20th century, including black nationalism, the relationship between black identity and Marxism, and the reformist racial policies of Booker T.

          Washington, as well as issues of individuality and personal identity.

          Invisible Man won the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction in , making Ellison the first African-American writer to win the award.[2] In , the Modern Library ranked Invisible Man 19th on its list of the best English-language novels of the 20th century.[3]Time magazine included the novel in its Best English-language novels from to list, calling it "the quintessential America