The life of Saul Bellow : love and strife, 1965-2005
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781101875162, 110187516X
Physical Desc
xii, 767 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781101875162, 110187516X
Notes
General Note
"This is a Borzoi Book."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"When this second volume of The Life of Saul Bellow opens, Bellow, at forty-nine, is at the pinnacle of American letters--rich, famous, critically acclaimed. The expected trajectory is one of decline: volume 1, rise; volume 2, fall. Bellow never fell, producing some of his greatest fiction (Mr. Sammler's Planet, Humboldt's Gift, all his best stories) and winning two more National Book Awards, a Pulitzer Prize, and the Nobel Prize. At eighty, he wrote his last story; at eighty-five, he wrote Ravelstein. In this volume, his life away from the desk, including his love life, is, if anything, more dramatic than in volume 1. In the public sphere, he is embroiled in controversy over foreign affairs, race, religion, education, social policy, the state of culture, and the fate of the novel. Bellow's personal life was often fraught. In the 1960s he was compulsively promiscuous (even as he inveighed against sexual liberation). The women he pursued, the ones he married and those with whom he had affairs, were intelligent, attractive, and strong-willed. At eighty-five he fathered his fourth child, a daughter, with his fifth wife. His three sons, whom he loved, could be as volatile as he was, and their relations with their father were often troubled. Few writers had greater influence in literary and intellectual circles than Bellow, who advised a host of institutes and foundations--helping those he approved of, hindering those of whom he disapproved. Although an early and outspoken supporter of civil rights, in the second half of his life he was angered by what he saw as the excesses of Black Power; he also staunchly opposed cultural relativism. In making his case, he could be cutting and rude; he could also be charming, loyal, and funny. Bellow's heroic energy and will are clear to the very end of his life. His immense achievement and its cost, to himself and others, are also clear."--Dust jacket.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Bernards Township Library - Adult Nonfiction | 813.52 BELLOW LEA | Available |
Bernardsville Public Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography | BIO Bellow, Saul | Available |
Chatham Borough-Chatham Township Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography | BIOG BELLOW LEA | Available |
Morris County Library - Adult Nonfiction | 813.52 BEL LEA | Available |
Morristown-Morris Township Library - Adult Nonfiction - New | 813.52 BELLOW | Available |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Leader, Z. (2018). The life of Saul Bellow: love and strife, 1965-2005 (First edition.). Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Leader, Zachary. 2018. The Life of Saul Bellow: Love and Strife, 1965-2005. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Leader, Zachary. The Life of Saul Bellow: Love and Strife, 1965-2005 Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Leader, Zachary. The Life of Saul Bellow: Love and Strife, 1965-2005 First edition., Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.
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