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In time for the centennial of his birth, one of the Nobel Prize winner’s finest achievements A Penguin Classic This is the story of Moses Herzog—a great sufferer, joker, mourner, charmer, serial writer of unsent letters, and a survivor, both of his private disasters and those of the age. Winner of the National Book Award when it was first published in 1964, the novel was hailed as “a masterpiece” (The New York Times Book Review). This beautifully designed Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition of Herzog features an introduction by Bellow’s longtime friend Philip Roth. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Herzog, English edition, Saul Bellow
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- Released
- 2015
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Saul Bellow
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Released
- 2015
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 400
- ISBN10
- 0143107674
- ISBN13
- 9780143107675
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Classics, USA, American Literature, 20th century, New York, Psychological novels, Letters, Nobel prize, Teachers, Divorce, Sad, Chicago, Madness, Classicism
- First published
- 1964
- Original title
- Herzog
- Rating
- 3.75 out of 5
- Description
- In time for the centennial of his birth, one of the Nobel Prize winner’s finest achievements A Penguin Classic This is the story of Moses Herzog—a great sufferer, joker, mourner, charmer, serial writer of unsent letters, and a survivor, both of his private disasters and those of the age. Winner of the National Book Award when it was first published in 1964, the novel was hailed as “a masterpiece” (The New York Times Book Review). This beautifully designed Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition of Herzog features an introduction by Bellow’s longtime friend Philip Roth. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.