Award Winning Books by
SAUL BELLOW

Ravelstein by Saul Bellow 119 reviews (2000) (240p) (TIME) (Amazon) Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page

Abe Ravelstein is a brilliant professor at a prominent Midwestern university and a man who glories in training the movers and shakers of the political world. He has lived grandly and ferociously--and much beyond his means. His close friend Chick has suggested that he put forth a book of his convictions about the ideas which sustain humankind, or kill it, and much to Ravelstein's own surprise... more >>

MORE DIE OF HEARTBREAK by Saul Bellow 4 reviews (1987) (352p) (NYTimes) Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page

Kenneth Trachtenberg, the witty and eccentric narrator of More Die of Heartbreak, has left his native Paris for the Midwest. He has come to be near his beloved uncle, the world-renowned botanist Benn Crader, self-described "plant visionary." While his studies take him around the world, Benn, a restless spirit, has not been able to satisfy his longings after his first marriage and ... more >>

HIM WITH HIS FOOT IN HIS MOUTH AND OTHER STORIES by Saul Bellow 3 reviews (1984) (224p) (NYTimes) (LATimes) Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page

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".... more >>

The Dean's December by Saul Bellow 12 reviews (1982) (320p) (LATimes) Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page

Corde is a Professor of Journalism and Dean of students at a Chicago university. His beautiful wife Minna is an internationally known astronomer. As the book opens the couple are in Eastern Europe. Minna had to migrated to America many years before, but now her mother has suffered a stroke and is lying semicouscious in the local State hospital. As Corde tries to help Minna grapple with an alien bu... more >>

Humboldt's Gift by Saul Bellow 47 reviews (1975) (487p) (PP) (NBCCA) (NBA) Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page

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Mr. Sammler's Planet by Saul Bellow 39 reviews (1970) (352p) (NBA) Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page

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Herzog by Saul Bellow 74 reviews (1964) (352p) (NBA) (Novel100) Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page

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The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow 66 reviews (1953) (536p) (NBA) (Modern100) Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page

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HENDERSON THE RAIN KING by Saul Bellow 64 reviews (341p) (Modern100) Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page

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Saul Bellow Award Stats

Major Prize* Nominations 6   Unique Books Nominated for a Major Prize* 4   Pulitzer Prize Wins 1 Humboldt's Gift ·   Pulitzer Prize Nominations 1 Humboldt's Gift ·   National Book Critics Circle Award Wins 0   National Book Critics Circle Award Nominations 1 Humboldt's Gift ·   National Book Award Wins 3 The Adventures of Augie March · Herzog · Mr. Sammler's Planet ·   National Book Award Nominations 4 Humboldt's Gift · The Adventures of Augie March · Herzog · Mr. Sammler's Planet ·   Man Booker Prize Wins 0   Man Booker Prize Nominations 0   PEN/Faulkner Award Wins 0   PEN/Faulkner Award Nominations 0

*Major Prize = Pulitzer Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, National Book Award, Man Booker Prize, and PEN/Faulkner Award

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