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Monday Evening Thread: Invisible Man

January 27, 2014 by Miranda 107 Comments

The day after the Grammy’s pretend they don’t see us. This day in 1952, Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man” wins the National Book Award.

From the plot summary:

The narrator begins telling his story with the claim that he is an “invisible man.” His invisibility, he says, is not a physical condition—he is not literally invisible—but is rather the result of the refusal of others to see him. He says that because of his invisibility, he has been hiding from the world, living underground and stealing electricity from the Monopolated Light & Power Company. He burns 1,369 light bulbs simultaneously and listens to Louis Armstrong’s “(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue” on a phonograph. He says that he has gone underground in order to write the story of his life and invisibility.

Invisible Man – nothing more to say.

Whatever mofos…….you will not kill our vibe! Whether you want to pretend you see us or not, the vibe will go on.

 

Filed Under: African Americans, History, Music, Open Thread Tagged With: BET Awards, Invisible Man, Kendrick Lamar, National Book Award, Ralph Ellison, The Grammys aint shit, Yeah he was robbed

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