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Ten Good Reasons to Read SAUL BELLOW

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1--The way Martin Amis sees it
In the words of literature's Ambassador Martin Amis (Observer August 1997): 'Bellows first name is a typo the 'a' should be an 'o'

2--Longevity
At 80+ years of age, Saul Bellow is still contributing 'gold-standard' novels. Ravelstein, published in 2000, clearly establishes that Saul Bellow leads as one of the most masterful writers /novelists of the 20th century. With this novel he proves that he is still 'the undisputed emperor of the American sentence.'

3--He Is ' A Cause For Celebration'-the New York Times Book Review
His book Ravelstein is a good reason to crack that dusty bottle of bubbly.

4--There Are So Many Prizes That It's Getting Hard To See In Here
Saul Bellow won the Nobel Prize in 1976, he won the Pulitzer Prize, and he is the only author to win three(!) National Book Awards. In 1990 he was presented the National Book Foundation Medal for distinguished contribution to American Letters.

In January 1968 the Republic of France awarded him the Croix de Chevalier des Arts et Lettres, the highest literary distinction awarded by that nation to non-citizens.

5--Saul Bellow Is Excruciatingly Funny.
Saul Bellow is not only extremely gifted at portraying everyday man, or 'the anti-hero.', he is also outrageously funny. Bellow is able to achieve the edge of laughter at the human condition, with intelligence, wisdom and poetry.

6--A Great Big Adventure
The Adventures of Augie March won the National Book Award in 1954. One reader actually suggested that one need never buy another book, ever. Augie March, is the story of a poor Jewish youth from Chicago, and his comedic journey through the 20th century.

7--Saul Bellow Is Prolific
There is lots of him to read. He is author to 13 novels and numerous novellas and stories.

8--He was born in Canada.

9--He is the Ironman Of Novelists
When Saul Bellow won the Nobel Prize at 61 years of age, he was in the middle of his career.

10--Look In the Mirror Saul Bellow is writing about US.