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Invisible Man

by Ralph Ellison (1952)

125th St & Lenox Ave, Harlem

Invisibility is the normal condition for Ellison's nameless narrator. He galvanizes others to recognize inequality, yet is never completely free of bias based solely on how he appears to others. Set in the streets of Harlem at 125th and Lenox.

Harlem Streets (Invisible Man)

Ralph Ellison

1913–1994

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FictionLiterary Fiction