{"product_id":"invisible-man-ralph-ellison-9780141184425","title":"Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the most important American novels of the twentieth century' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'It is sometimes advantageous to be unseen, although it is most often rather wearing on the nerves'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRalph Ellison's blistering and impassioned first novel tells the extraordinary story of a man invisible 'simply because people refuse to see me'. Published in 1952 when American society was in the cusp of immense change, the powerfully depicted adventures of Ellison's invisible man - from his expulsion from a Southern college to a terrifying Harlem race riot - go far beyond the story of one individual to give voice to the experience of an entire generation of black Americans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition includes Ralph Ellison's introduction to the thirtieth anniversary edition of\u003ci\u003e Invisible Man\u003c\/i\u003e, a fascinating account of the novel's seven-year gestation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith an Introduction by John F. Callahan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brilliant' Saul Bellow\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eRalph Waldo Ellison (1914-94) was born in Oklahoma. In 1936 he went to New York, where he met the writers Langston Hughes and Richard Wright; shortly afterwards his stories and articles began to appear in magazines and journals. His debut novel, \u003ci\u003eInvisible Man \u003c\/i\u003e(1952), won the National Book Award and established Ellison as a major figure in twentieth-century fiction.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format, Englisch, 608 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65812012597597,"sku":"K026190030","price":13.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/2619003000001A.jpg?v=1788528691","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/invisible-man-ralph-ellison-9780141184425","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}