Saul Bellow



Saul Bellow

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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."

books by Saul Bellow

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avg rating: 3.76 | 5201 ratings | 43 distinct works
Herzog Herzog (Penguin Classics)
by Saul Bellow
avg rating 3.87 — 953 ratings — published 2003
22 editions
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Henderson the Rain King Henderson the Rain King (Penguin Classics)
by Saul Bellow
avg rating 3.78 — 838 ratings — published 2007
15 editions
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Seize the Day Seize the Day (Paperback)
by Saul Bellow
avg rating 3.65 — 640 ratings — published 1956
21 editions
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The Adventures of Augie March The Adventures of Augie March (Penguin Classics)
by Saul Bellow
avg rating 4.00 — 574 ratings — published 2006
27 editions
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Humboldt's Gift Humboldt's Gift (Penguin Classics)
by Saul Bellow
avg rating 3.87 — 431 ratings — published 2006
17 editions
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Mr. Sammler's Planet Mr. Sammler's Planet (Penguin Classics)
by Saul Bellow
avg rating 3.67 — 207 ratings — published 2003
20 editions
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The Victim The Victim (Penguin Classics)
by Saul Bellow
avg rating 3.70 — 142 ratings — published 2008
10 editions
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Dangling Man Dangling Man
by Saul Bellow
avg rating 3.62 — 129 ratings — published 1944
11 editions
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The Dean's December The Dean's December (Penguin Classics)
by Saul Bellow
avg rating 3.58 — 100 ratings — published 1998
8 editions
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Collected Stories Collected Stories (Paperback)
by Saul Bellow
avg rating 3.99 — 87 ratings — published 2007
6 editions
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"People can lose their lives in libraries. They ought to be warned."
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"You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night to write."
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"A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
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