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(1915-2005) Canadian/American writer. Saul Bellow was born in Quebec, but he moved to the U.S. at the age of 10, where he grew up in Chicago Illinois. "Dangling Man" (1944) was his first novel, which was followed by "The Victim," "Adventures of Augie March," "Seize The Day," "Herzog," and many other novels. He was awarded the National Book Award, the Nobel Prize, and the Pulitzer.
Saul Bellow: Novels 1956-1964: Seize the Day, Henderson the Rain King, Herzog
Saul Bellow is one of the most gifted writers ever to bless readers with an examination of the modern human condition. Early in his career, he made a living by writing book reviews, while awaiting word that some publisher finally had accepted a manuscript for any of his novels. This kind of circumstance reflects in Saul Bellow: Novels 1956-1964 ands appears in an author's life chronology at the end of this collection.
Books by Saul Bellow
Saul Bellow was an award-winning novelist, with works that include "The Dangling Man," "The Adventures of Augie March," and other works. For his excellence in writing, Bellow was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, and the Nobel Prize for Literature. Read the works of Saul Bellow!
Saul Bellow - The Nobel Prize
Read about the life and works of Saul Bellow, from the Nobel Foundation.

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