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Library of America Saul Bellow Edition Ser.: Saul Bellow: Novels 1956-1964 (LOA #169) : Seize the Day / Henderson the Rain King / Herzog by Saul Bellow (2007, Hardcover, Annotated edition)

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Passionate, insightful, often funny, and exhibiting a linguistic richness few writers have equaled, the novels of Saul Bellow are among the defining achievements of postwar American literature. The Library of America volume Novels 1956-1964 opens with Seize the Day , a tightly wrought novella that, unfolding over the course of a single devastating day, explores the desperate predicament of the failed actor and salesman Tommy Wilhelm. The austere psychological portraiture of Seize the Day is followed by an altogether different book, Henderson the Rain King , the ebullient tale of the irresistible eccentric Eugene Henderson, best characterized by his primal mantra "I want I want " Beneath the novel's comic surface lies an affecting parable of one man's quest to know himself and come to terms with morality; like Don Quixote, Henderson is, as Bellow later described him, "an absurd seeker of high qualities." Henderson's irrepressible vitality is matched by that of Moses Herzog, the eponymous hero of Bellow's best-selling 1964 novel. His wife having abandoned him for his best friend, Herzog is on the verge of mental collapse and has embarked on a furious letter-writing campaign as an outlet for his all-consuming rage. Bellow's bravura performance in Herzog launched a new phase of his career, as literary acclaim was now joined by a receptive mass audience in America. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

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Publisher
Library of America, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
159853002x
ISBN-13
9781598530025
eBay Product ID (ePID)
20038387623

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Book Title
Saul Bellow: Novels 1956-1964 (Loa #169) : Seize the Day / Henderson the Rain King / Herzog
Author
Saul Bellow
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Psychological, Satire, Literary
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
800 Pages

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Item Length
8.1in
Item Height
1.3in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
24.2 Oz

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Age Range
18
Series Volume Number
2
Lc Classification Number
Ps3503.E4488a6 2007
Grade from
Twelfth Grade
Edition Description
Annotated Edition
Reviews
"It may be heretical, or just foolish, for a book review editor to admit it, but there are times when criticism is beside the point. This was brought home to me recently when I read The Library of America's new edition of Saul Bellow's major fiction from the 1950s and 60s, a volume of nearly 800 pages that includes Seize the Day, Henderson the Rain King, and Herzog .... They collectively yield a vision of the universe as apprehended by a being of higher intelligence who is touched also with a rare depth of feeling." -- The New York Times Book Review
Copyright Date
2007
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2006-046687
Series
Library of America Saul Bellow Edition Ser.

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Library of America Saul Bellow Edition Ser.: Saul Bellow: Novels 1956-1964 (LOA #169) : Seize the Day / Henderson the Rain King / Herzog by Saul Bellow (2007, Hardcover, Annotated edition)

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