Invisible Man (1952)
0.3455Canon Score · ranked #20 all time
Aggregated from 8 of 14 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the book
Invisible Man is the story of a young black man from the South who does not fully understand racism in the world. Filled with hope about his future, he goes to college, but gets expelled for showing one of the white benefactors the real and seamy side of black existence. He moves to Harlem and becomes an orator for the Communist party, known as the Brotherhood. In his position, he is both threatened and praised, swep
Why it ranks #20
Every list on which Invisible Man appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| The Novel 100 (Burt) | Editorial list | #34 / 100 |
| BBC 100 Stories That Shaped the World | Major international poll | #39 / 100 |
| PBS Great American Read (2018) | Editorial list | #58 / 100 |
| OCLC/WorldCat Top 500 Novels (2019) | Editorial list | #180 / 500 |
| Bokklubben World Library (2002) | Major international poll | Selected |
| Guardian 1000 Novels (2009) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| 1001 Books You Must Read (union) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| Bloom, The Western Canon (1994) | Editorial list | Selected |