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Saul Bellow

    10 giugno 1915 – 5 aprile 2005

    Saul Bellow fue un maestro novelista cuyas obras profundizaban en las complejidades de la vida moderna y la psique humana. Su estilo distintivo, que combina a la perfección la profundidad intelectual con una voz vibrante y coloquial, resuena en los lectores por su franqueza y su humor irónico. Bellow exploró temas como la identidad, la alienación y la búsqueda de sentido en un mundo caótico, consolidando su lugar como uno de los escritores estadounidenses más importantes del siglo XX.

    Saul Bellow
    Collected stories
    The Adventures of Augie March. Die Abenteuer des Augie March, englische Ausgabe
    There Is Simply Too Much To Think About
    It All Adds Up
    The Collected Essays of Ralph Ellison
    El Hombre que hablaba demasiado
    • Compiled and edited by Ellison's literary executor, John F. Callahan, this collection includes previously uncollected and newly discovered reviews, criticism, and interviews in addition to the essay collections Shadow and Act and Going to the Territory . The preface is written by Saul Bellow

      The Collected Essays of Ralph Ellison
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    • It All Adds Up

      • 352 páginas
      • 13 horas de lectura

      In these collection of nonfiction essays Bellow demonstrated his vigilance of and loyalty to his country over a span of 45 years.

      It All Adds Up
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    • There Is Simply Too Much To Think About

      • 544 páginas
      • 20 horas de lectura

      Arranged chronologically, this literary time capsule displays the full extent of Bellow's nonfiction, including criticism, interviews, speeches and other reflections, tracing his career from his initial success as a novelist until the end of his life. Bringing together six classic pieces with an abundance of previously uncollected material, There is Simply Too Much to Think About is a powerful reminder not only of Bellow's genius but also of his enduring place in the western canon. It is sure to be widely reviewed and talked about for years to come.

      There Is Simply Too Much To Think About
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    • "The Adventures of Augie March" is the great American Novel. Search no further. Martin Amis As soon as it first appeared in 1953, this novel by the great Saul Bellow was hailed as an American classic. Augie, the exuberant narrator-hero is a poor Chicago boy growing up during the Great Deptression. A born recruit, Augie makes himself available for a series of occupations, then proudly rejects each one as unworthy. His own oddity is reflected in the companions he encounters plungers, schemers, risk-takers, and hole-and corner operators like the would-be tycoon Einhorn or the would-be siren Thea, who travels with an eagle trained to hunt small creatures. This Penguin Classics edition, with an introduction by celebrated writer and critic Christopher Hitchens, makes a literary masterpiece available to a new generation of readers. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators."

      The Adventures of Augie March. Die Abenteuer des Augie March, englische Ausgabe
      4,0
    • Collected stories

      • 464 páginas
      • 17 horas de lectura

      This is the definitive collection of short stories by Saul Bellow. Abundant, precise, various, rich and exuberant, the stories display the stylistic and emotional brilliance which characterises this master of prose. Some stories recount the events of a single day, some are contained in a wider frame; each story is a characteristic combination of observation and a celebration of humanity. This volume contains a preface by his wife, Janis Bellow, and an introduction by James Wood. It is an essential collection.

      Collected stories
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    • Herzog, English edition

      • 400 páginas
      • 14 horas de lectura

      In time for the centennial of his birth, one of the Nobel Prize winner’s finest achievements A Penguin Classic This is the story of Moses Herzog—a great sufferer, joker, mourner, charmer, serial writer of unsent letters, and a survivor, both of his private disasters and those of the age. Winner of the National Book Award when it was first published in 1964, the novel was hailed as “a masterpiece” (The New York Times Book Review). This beautifully designed Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition of Herzog features an introduction by Bellow’s longtime friend Philip Roth. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

      Herzog, English edition
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    • Humboldt's Gift

      • 496 páginas
      • 18 horas de lectura

      For many years, the great poet Von Humboldt Fleisher and Charlie Citrine, a young man inflamed with a love for literature, were the best of friends. At the time of his death, however, Humboldt is a failure, and Charlie's life has reached a low point- his career is at a standstill, and he's enmeshed in an acrimonious divorce, infatuated with a highly unsuitable young woman and involved with a neurotic mafioso. And then Humboldt acts from beyond the grave, bestowing upon Charlie an unexpected legacy that may just help him turn his life around.

      Humboldt's Gift
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    • Great Jewish Short Stories

      • 414 páginas
      • 15 horas de lectura

      In this wonderfully entertaining collection edited by Nobel Prize-winning author Saul Bellow, 28 stories by outstanding Jewish authors capture all the bold color and rich flavor of Jewish culture through the ages. Includes stories by Sholom Aleichem, Isaac Bebel, S.J. Agnon, and others. Reissue.

      Great Jewish Short Stories
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    • More Die of Heartbreak

      • 442 páginas
      • 16 horas de lectura

      This is a humorous story of a man who leaves his native Paris to live in the USA with his uncle who has numerous romantic involvements. It is written by Saul Bellow who was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1976 for his novels "Herzog", "Mr Sammler's Planet", "Humbolt's Gift" and others.

      More Die of Heartbreak
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