Invisible Man - Softcover

Ellison, Ralph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451018230 ISBN 13: 9780451018236

Publisher: Signet, 1968

Synopsis

In this classic reissue by Ellison, an African-American man's search for success and the American dream leads him out of college to Harlem and a growing sense of personal rejection and social invisibility.

About this title

From the Publisher

This work is part of "The Annotated H.G. Wells" series from McFarland.

From the Inside Flap

A gripping and entertaining tale of terror and suspense as well as a potent Faustian allegory of hubris and science run amok, "The Invisible Man endures as one of the signature stories in the literature of science fiction. A brilliant scientist uncovers the secret to invisibility, but his grandiose dreams and the power he unleashes cause him to spiral into intrigue, madness, and murder. The inspiration for countless imitations and film adaptations, "The Invisible Man is as remarkable and relevant today as it was a hundred years ago. As Arthur C. Clarke points out in his Introduction, "The interest of the story . . . lies not in its scientific concepts, but in the brilliantly worked out development of the theme of invisibility. If one could be invisible, then what?"

Edition details

• Publisher: Signet
• Publication date: 1968
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0451018230
• ISBN 13: 9780451018236
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback