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    Ready Reference Treatise: Invisible Man
    Ready Reference Treatise: Invisible Man
    Ready Reference Treatise: Invisible Man
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    Ready Reference Treatise: Invisible Man

    By Raja Sharma

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    “Invisible Man” by Ralph Ellison was first published in 1952. It was published by Random House.

    The story explores many of the social and intellectual issues which face African Americans in the early 20th century. The plot also deals very effectively with the notion of Black Nationalism. It describes the relationship between black identity and Marxism.

    The story also focuses upon the reformist racial policies of Booker T. Washington. It also deals with the issues of individuality and personal identity.

    The anonymous narrator happens to be the protagonist of the novel, and through his character Ellison tries to convey all that went through the mind of a common black youth during that period.

    Ready Reference Treatise: Invisible Man
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    Chapter One: Introduction
    Chapter Two: Plot Introduction
    Chapter Three: Characters
    Chapter Four: Complete Summary
    Chapter Five: Critical Analysis

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRaja Sharma
    Release dateOct 12, 2013
    ISBN9781301773596
    Ready Reference Treatise: Invisible Man
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    Raja Sharma

    Raja Sharma is a retired college lecturer.He has taught English Literature to University students for more than two decades.His students are scattered all over the world, and it is noticeable that he is in contact with more than ninety thousand of his students.

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      Ready Reference Treatise: Invisible Man

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      Raja Sharma

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      Chapter One: Introduction

      Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison was first published in 1952. It was published by Random House.

      The story explores many of the social and intellectual issues which face African Americans in the early 20th century. The plot also deals very effectively with the notion of Black Nationalism. It describes the relationship between black identity and Marxism.

      The story also focuses upon the reformist racial policies of Booker T. Washington. It also deals with the issues of individuality and personal identity.

      The anonymous narrator happens to be the protagonist of the novel, and through his character Ellison tries to convey all that went through the mind of a common black youth during that period.

      In 1953, Invisible Man was awarded the U. S. National Book Award for Fiction.

      In the year 1998, it was ranked nineteenth on the list of the Modern Library as the 100 best English language novels of the 20th century.

      It was also included in the list of the hundred best novels written between 1923

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