Saul Bellow
author profile
born
June 10, 1915
died
April 05, 2005
gender
male
place of birth
Lachine, Quebec, Canada
genre
Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction
influences
The Bible, William Shakespeare, Stendhal, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Anton Chekhov, Joseph Conrad, James Joyce, Thomas Mann, Franz Kafka
about this author
Awarded the 1976 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the human understanding and subtle analysis of contemporary culture that are combined in his work."
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Herzog by Saul Bellow avg rating 3.85 — 1,683 ratings — published 1964 25 editions |
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Henderson the Rain King by Saul Bellow avg rating 3.75 — 1,513 ratings — published 1958 25 editions |
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Seize the Day by Saul Bellow avg rating 3.57 — 1,141 ratings — published 1956 25 editions |
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The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow avg rating 3.94 — 1,019 ratings — published 1953 29 editions |
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Humboldt's Gift by Saul Bellow avg rating 3.83 — 804 ratings — published 1975 22 editions |
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Ravelstein (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) by Saul Bellow avg rating 3.48 — 478 ratings — published 2000 19 editions |
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Mr. Sammler's Planet by Saul Bellow avg rating 3.64 — 387 ratings — published 1970 20 editions |
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Dangling Man by Saul Bellow avg rating 3.67 — 240 ratings — published 1944 11 editions |
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The Victim by Saul Bellow avg rating 3.50 — 247 ratings — published 1964 14 editions |
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More Die of Heartbreak by Saul Bellow avg rating 3.91 — 168 ratings — published 1987 17 editions |
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"People can lose their lives in libraries. They ought to be warned."
— Saul Bellow
— Saul Bellow
"A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
— Saul Bellow
— Saul Bellow
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