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Invisible man

by Ralph Ellison

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Earliest known edition
1952
Selected edition
hardcover
Pages in this edition
439
English editions
44 ↗
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1952 · Modern Library-Published by Random House · eng

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EditionPublicationFormatPagesSource
Invisible manSelected1952hardcover439Open Library ↗
Invisible Man1989-03paperback581Open Library ↗
Invisible ManRalph Ellison.1995paperback581Open Library ↗
Invisible manRalph Ellison1972-02paperback569Open Library ↗
Invisible ManMay 1982hardcover—Open Library ↗
Invisible manRalph Ellison.1982unknown439Open Library ↗
Invisible manRalph Ellison.1992unknown572Open Library ↗
Invisible manRalph Ellison ; preface by Charles Johnson.1994unknown572Open Library ↗
Invisible manRalph Ellison.2002unknown439Open Library ↗
Invisible Man2014unknown608Open Library ↗
Invisible ManOctober 1999other581Open Library ↗
Invisible manby Ralph Ellison.1953unknown439Open Library ↗
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  • 100 greatest masterpieces of American literature.
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