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Literature of Self-Reflection

Curated by Josiah Bancroft


About the Curator
Before settling down to write fantasy novels, Josiah Bancroft was a poet, college instructor, musician, and comic book artist. When he is not writing, he enjoys recording the Crit Faced podcast with his authorial friends.

About the Folio

The greatest lesson that I learned from my work as a teacher and writer is that literature is incomplete. It’s full of holes, and those holes require us to fill them. We don’t need to have the secrets of a story elucidated by some tweed-jacket professor. We must discover and plumb our own depths, seeing how our understanding of the world and our experiences contribute to these stories. I’ve chosen books that offer a profound opportunity for self-reflection, stories to help you realize that you are essential to the work.

Book selections

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Invisible Man

Ralph Ellison
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Invisible Man

Invisible Man

By Ralph Ellison
This novel has some of the most delirious and unforgettable scenes in modern literature. I first read it almost 25 years ago when I was in high school and was astounded and horrified by the vision of America it painted. The anguish, alienation, defiance, and hopelessness that Ellison carves into those pages enlivens both outrage and shame, along with the desire to dismantle the institutions whose foundations were poured upon the bones of Black women, children, and men. It is a difficult book; a fraught book; a violent book, but importantly, its subject is difficult, fraught, and violent.

Josiah Bancroft

Fantasy Author
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