The Life of Saul Bellow : to fame and fortune, 1915-1964 / Zachary Leader.

Author/creator Leader, Zachary author.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationNew York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
Descriptionxii, 812 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction: Bellow and biography. Russia / Abraham -- Canada / Liza -- Chicago / Maury -- Tuley -- Politics / Anthropology -- Anita / Dangling -- New York -- Minneapolis -- Paris -- Princeton / Delmore -- Augie / Bard / Sasha -- Pyramid Lake -- Betrayal -- Susan / Herzog.
Abstract "Based on much heretofore unavailable archival material and access to close relations, and extraordinary for the diligence of its scholarship, the unsparingness of its scope, and the engaging clarity of its prose, this booktraces not only Bellow's rise to literary eminence--from the roots of his family in St. Petersburg, Russia, to his birth and childhood in Quebec to his years in Chicago and at the University of Chicago, to right before the breakout commercial success of his novel Herzog in 1964--but also Bellow's life away from the desk, which was rich with incident. In the mornings he wrote; in the afternoons, he went out and got into trouble. Often this trouble involved women--spirited, intelligent, beautiful women. And more : throughout we are given fresh and fulsome readings of Bellow's work, from his early writings and debut novel Dangling Man to Herzog"-- Provided by publisher.
General note"This is a Borzoi book"
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formBiography.
Genre/formBiographies.
LCCN 2014020092
ISBN9780307268839 (hardback)
ISBN0307268837 (hardback)
ISBN9780307388933 (trade paperback)
ISBN030738893X (trade paperback)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks PS3503 .E4488 Z736 2015 ✔ Available Place Hold