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Top 5 Books by Saul Bellow

By Esther Lombardi, About.com

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!

1. Saul Bellow: Novels, 1944-1953

by Saul Bellow. Library of America. This collection includes "Dangling Man," "The Victim" and "The Adventures of Angie March." These are the earliest works by Saul Bellow.
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2. Seize the Day

by Saul Bellow. Penguin Group. Tommy Wilhelm is in a state of decline. He doesn't have a job or money. He is separated from his wife... How can one day really make a difference?
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3. Collected Stories

by Saul Bellow. Penguin Group. Favorite short stories like "What Kind of Day Did You Have?," "Leaving the Yellow House," and "By the St. Lawrence" are collected here.
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4. Herzog

by Saul Bellow. Penguin Group. This work is one of Bellow's most memorable novels. It's about Moses Herzog, who is a failure as a writer, teacher, etc. Herzog truely is "a man struggling with the complexity of existence and longing for redemption."
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5. Victim

by Saul Bellow. Penguin Group. "Victim," Bellow's second novel, centers around the life of Asa Leventhal, as he losing control amidst mounting pressures.
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