Podcasts that mention 📚 Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

Have you read Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison? It's this beautiful book about this guy coming of age as sort of a black man in America in the 50s, and he was sort of this optimistic hopeful person.

In this segment, the podcast host inquires if Adam has read 'Invisible Man' by Ralph Ellison, describing it as a beautiful coming-of-age story about a black man in 1950s America, characterized by optimism and hope.

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I mean soul and poets and political leadership and moral leadership and spiritual leadership. I grew up reading Langston Hughes and Ellison and Richard Wright, and that's stitched into the narrative. But you know, I can't—all I can speak about in terms of where I think we should...

During the episode, Dr. Peterson and his guest, Gregg Hurwitz, discuss the influence of writers like Ralph Ellison on their understanding of the American narrative. They highlight the significance of literature, specifically referring to Ellison's work 'Invisible Man', to underscore literature and art's foundational role in shaping American identity.

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It is like when you go to a bookstore and try to find a copy of an American classic, Invisible Man, written by a black guy, and it's in black literature.

Andrew Klavan uses 'Invisible Man' as an example of a classic book that is sometimes categorized separately as 'black literature' in bookstores.

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