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"A sweeping collection and a tribute to one of the most influential, daring, and visionary minds of the twentieth century. The year 2015 marks several literary milestones: the centennial of Saul Bellow's birth, the tenth anniversary of his death, and the publication of Zachary Le...

Augie March is a Jewish-American boy growing up fatherless and poor in Depression-era Chicago. He seeks a "special destiny," although his circumstances seem to position him for a uniquely disappointing life: his family consists of a simple-minded mother, a brother and "grandmothe...

A witty tale of love in what the novel's protagonist describes is the late phase of his maturity. He is Harry Trellman, an expatriate businessman who returns to Chicago dreaming of his high school sweetheart, the only woman he ever loved but who married another. Fate is kind, the...

Written as a diary this novel tells the story of a young man named Joseph. Set during the second World War, Jospeh quits his job and prepares for his induction into the army. However a series of mishaps cause a delay in his induction, resutling in a year of idleness Joseph is unp...

This extraordinary book is the result of Saul Bellow's sojourn in Israel in 1975. A personal record of his stay-his experiences and impressions-as well as a meditation, it crackles with wit and controversy on America's relationship with this embattled country. Using quick sketche...

Herzog is a man seeking balance, trying to regain a foothold on his life. Thrown out of his ex-wife's house, Herzog retreats to his abandoned home in a remote village in the Berkshire Mountains. Amid the dust of the disused house, he begins scribbling letters to family, friends, ...

This grand-scale heroic comedy tells the story of the exuberant young Augie, a poor Chicago boy growing up during the Depression. While his neighborhood friends all settle down into their various chosen professions, Augie, as particular as an aristocrat, demands a special destiny...