Him with His Foot in His Mouth: And Other Stories: Him with His Foot in His Mouth; what Kind of Day Did You have?; Zetland:By a Character Witness; a Silver Dish; Cousins (Penguin Classics) - Softcover

Bellow, Saul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141180234 ISBN 13: 9780141180236

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1998

Synopsis

Revealing the subtleties of human experience and interaction, the five short stories in this selection represent Saul Bellow at the peak of his richly comic narrative powers. In 'What Kind of Day Did You Have?' an apology is made 35 years late; 'TheThinker Prince' tells the story of a suburban woman and her famous intellectual lover; 'Zetland: By a Character Witness' is a colourful portrait of an East European Jew transplanted to America.

About this title

About the Author:

Born 1915, Bellow was awarded the 1976 Nobel Prize for Literature for his 'human understanding and subtle analysis of contemporary culture'. He is also the recipient of The Pulitzer Prize, three National Book Awards, The National Medal of Arts and The National Book Foundation Medal. He is acknowledged as one of the most important writers of the latter half of this century.

Synopsis:

A collection of five short stories by Saul Bellow, including: "What Kind of Day Did You Have?", "The Thinker Prince" and "Zetland - By a Character Witness".

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0141180234
• ISBN 13: 9780141180236
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304