Replies

To: wtc911

Ellison wrote Invisible Man in the 40's, iirc, and that chestnut had been around for a couple of generations at that point.

93 posted on 09/09/2006 3:28:49 AM PDT by lentulusgracchus ("Whatever." -- sinkspur)

To: lentulusgracchus

I read Ellison but couldn't get past the noble suffering. Chester Himes was to my mind a better window into that part of our society at that time.

94 posted on 09/09/2006 5:33:15 AM PDT by wtc911 (You can't get there from here)

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794