"I think it A Work of genius, I think it The Work of a Genius, I think it brilliant, splendid, etc. If there is literature (and this proves there is) this is where it's at." -John Cheever Saul Bellow's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel explores the long friendship between Charlie Citrine, a young man with an intense passion for literature, and the great poet Von Humboldt Dleisher. At the time of Humboldt's death, Charlie's life is falling apart: his career is at a standstill, and he's enmeshed in an acrimonious divorce, infatuated with a highly unsuitable young woman, and involved with...
"I think it A Work of genius, I think it The Work of a Genius, I think it brilliant, splendid, etc. If there is literature (and this proves there i...
-It blazes as fiercly and scintillatingly as a forest fire. There is life here; a great rage to live more fully. In this it is a giant among novels.- (San Francisco Examiner) Saul Bellow evokes all the rich colors and exotic customs of a highly imaginary Africa in this acclaimed comic novel about a middle-aged American millionaire who, seeking a new, more rewarding life, descends upon an African tribe. Henderson's awesome feats of strength and his unbridled passion for life win him the admiration of the tribe--but it is his gift for making rain that turns him from mere hero into...
-It blazes as fiercly and scintillatingly as a forest fire. There is life here; a great rage to live more fully. In this it is a giant among novels...
Mr Artur Sammler, a lecturer at Columbia University in 1960s New York City, is a "registrar of madness," a refined and civilized being caught among people crazy with the promises of the future (moon landings, endless possibilities). His Cyclopean gaze refl
Mr Artur Sammler, a lecturer at Columbia University in 1960s New York City, is a "registrar of madness," a refined and civilized being caught among pe...
Leventhal is a natural victim; a man uncertain of himself, never free from the nagging suspicion that the other guy may be right. So when he meets a down-at-heel stranger in the park one day and finds himself being accused of ruining the man's life, he hal
Leventhal is a natural victim; a man uncertain of himself, never free from the nagging suspicion that the other guy may be right. So when he meets a d...
"The work of a great master still locked in unequal combat with Eros and Time." -The New York Times Book Review In this dazzling work of fiction, Nobel Laureate Saul Bellow writes comically and wisely about the tenacious claims of first love. Harry Trellman, an aging, astute businessman, has never belonged anywhere and is as awkward in his human attachments as he is gifted in observing the people around him. But Harry's observational talents have not gone unnoticed by "trillionaire" Sigmund Adletsky, who retains Harry as his advisor. Soon the old man discovers...
"The work of a great master still locked in unequal combat with Eros and Time." -The New York Times Book Review In this dazz...
Kenneth Trachtenberg, the witty and eccentric narrator of More Die ofHeartbreak, has left his native Paris for the Midwest. He has come to benear his beloved uncle, the world-renowned botanist Benn Crader, self-described "plant visionary." While his studies take him around the world, Benn, a restless spirit, has not been able to satisfy his longings after his first marriage and lives from affair to affair and from "bliss to breakdown." Imagining that a settled existence will end his anguish, Benn ties the knot again, opening the door to a flood of new torments. As Kenneth grapples with his...
Kenneth Trachtenberg, the witty and eccentric narrator of More Die ofHeartbreak, has left his native Paris for the Midwest. He has come to benear his ...
Now collected for the first time in one volume and chosen by the author himself are the Nobel Prize winner's stories. "A feast . . . . One of the most rewarding collections of the year."--"San Francisco Chronicle."
Now collected for the first time in one volume and chosen by the author himself are the Nobel Prize winner's stories. "A feast . . . . One of the most...
"The best novel to come out of America-or England-for a generation." --V.S. Pritchett, The New York Review of Books In this unique noir masterpiece by the incomparable Saul Bellow, a young man is sucked into the mysterious, heat-filled vortex of New York City. Asa Leventhal, a temporary bachelor with his wife away on a visit to her mother, attempts to find relief from a Gotham heat wave, only to be accosted in the park by a down-at-the-heels stranger who accuses Leventhal of ruining his life. Unable to shake the stranger loose, Leventhal is led by his own...
"The best novel to come out of America-or England-for a generation." --V.S. Pritchett, The New York Review of Books In this...
"Ich bin Amerikaner, geboren in Chicago, dem düsteren Chicago, habe mir selbst beigebracht, wie man die Dinge in die Hand nimmt, nämlich unkonventionell ..." sagt Augie March im berühmten ersten Satz des Romans. Lebendig, frisch und unverstellt erzählt er von seiner Kindheit, vom Leben in Chicago und von seinen wahnwitzigen Abenteuern. §Seinen Vater hat Augie nicht gekannt, die Mutter ist eine hilflose, fast blinde Frau, um die Erziehung der March-Brüder kümmert sich Oma Lausch, die mit ihrem Pudel Winnie bei den Marchs zur Untermiete wohnt. Während sein Bruder nach Sicherheit und...
"Ich bin Amerikaner, geboren in Chicago, dem düsteren Chicago, habe mir selbst beigebracht, wie man die Dinge in die Hand nimmt, nämlich unkonventio...
Wie vergänglich der Ruhm des Schriftstellers in einer sensationslüsternen und geldorientierten Welt ist, erfahren Von Humboldt Fleisher und Charlie Citrine auf schmerzliche Weise. In seinem vielschichtigen Roman erzählt Saul Bellow von ihrem Leben, von Liebe und Leid. Ende der 1930er Jahre fährt der junge, literaturbegeisterte Charlie Citrine von Chicago nach New York, um den großen Poeten Von Humboldt Fleisher kennen zu lernen. Humboldt nimmt sich Charlies an und führt ihn in die literarischen Kreise ein, unterweist ihn aber auch in den Überlebensstrategien des Schriftstellers. Doch...
Wie vergänglich der Ruhm des Schriftstellers in einer sensationslüsternen und geldorientierten Welt ist, erfahren Von Humboldt Fleisher und Charlie ...