Bellow, Saul (Vol. 8) - Bellow, Saul 1915–
Bellow, Saul 1915–
Canadian-born Jewish-American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and playwright, Bellow was the 1976 recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature. His strongly felt belief in the possibility of maintaining selfhood in a world that levels individualism is a major theme throughout his work. His heroes, who personify his optimism, are some of the most memorable in contemporary fiction. Bellow has also been the recipient of the National Book A ward and the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. (See also CLC, Vols. 1, 2, 3, 6, and Contemporary Authors, Vols. 5-8, rev. ed.)
Herzog's final self-acceptance has been attacked, and vehemently, as a "fatty sigh of middle-class intellectual contentment." The resolution of the book has been assailed, even by friendly critics, as offering either too little or too much…. And in fact the general critical tendency has been to find fault with its ability to resolve at all: "Herzog is...
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