10 Classic Black Books That Should Be Made Into Films
- By
Charing Ball
Invisible Man
by Ralph Ellison
By far my favorite book of all time. Ralph Ellison’s nameless protagonist is the best visual representation of what it is like to be a Black man (or woman) in America. For those who haven’t read it, Invisible Man tells the story of a Black boy-turned-man surviving in a world, which doesn’t see, care or even respect his autonomy. What’s great about the book is that it is a metaphor just as much as it is straightforward and reflective of reality. Therefore, I don’t see there being much concern about certain meanings being lost-in-translation to live action – unless of course, they just trying to hide the truth.
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