Novels 1970-1982

Resumen del libro

The third volume of The Library of America edition of Saul Bellows complete novels collects three essential works: Mr. Sammlers Planet (1970), Humboldts Gift (1975), and The Deans December (1982). In each, Bellow shows himself a master of biting social commentary and bold characterization'above all through a trio of unforgettable protagonists. These novels, written in the period of Bellows greatest literary and popular acclaim'he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1976'are unsparing yet humane, and range widely in their philosophical and cultural concerns.