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Books · novel · 1952 · frequently banned

Invisible Man

Ralph Ellison, 1952

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Ralph Ellison's 1952 novel won the National Book Award the next year, and it was the only novel he published in his lifetime. Its narrator lives in a basement lit by 1,369 light bulbs, wired off the city's power without paying for any of it. Luke sweeps hair at Pop's and washes dishes at night to stay off the grid, which is the budget version of the same plan.

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