The Adventures of Augie March Saul Bellow - Further Reading

FURTHER READING

CRITICISM

Pearce, Richard. “Looking Back at Augie March.” In The Critical Response to Saul Bellow, edited by Gerhard Bach, pp. 62-7. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1995.

Originally published in 1987, Pearce assesses the literary achievement of The Adventures of Augie March, arguing that the novel successfully Americanizes its Jewish protagonist.

Podhoretz, Norman. “The Language of Life.” In Critical Essays on Saul Bellow, edited by Stanley Trachtenberg, pp. 14-18. Boston, Mass.: G. K. Hall & Co., 1979.

Originally published in 1953, Podhoretz discusses the exuberance and detachment of the narrative voice in The Adventures of Augie March and regards Bellow's novel as “an impressive tour de force.”

Scheer-Schäzler, Brigitte. “Bitterness in His Chosen Thing.” In Saul Bellow, pp. 32-58. New York, N.Y.: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co.,...

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