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Literature 5 1 /16 x 7 3 /4 368 pp. Rights: E00
Pub history: previous edition 978-0-14-018942-1
On sale: 12/24/2012
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96 jANuARy
“ A kind of wildly
delirious dream
made real by the force
of Bellow’s rollicking
prose and the offbeat
inventiveness of his
language.”
—Chicago Tribune
A twentieth-century literary masterpiece
from the Nobel Prize winner
Henderson the Rain King
Saul Bellow
Introduction by Adam Kirsch
Saul Bellow evokes all the rich colors and exotic customs of a
highly imaginary Africa in this acclaimed comic novel about
a middle-aged American millionaire who, seeking a new, more
rewarding life, descends upon an African tribe. Henderson’s
awesome feats of strength and his unbridled passion for life win
him the admiration of the tribe—but it is his gift for making rain
that turns him from mere hero into messiah. A hilarious, often
ribald story, Henderson the Rain King is also a profound look at
the forces that drive a man through life.
n First time in Penguin Classics black spine
n New introduction by Adam Kirsch
sAul Bellow (1915–2005) is the author of
nearly twenty works of literature, including Seize the Day,
The Adventures of Augie March, The Victim, Herzog, and
Humboldt’s Gift. He taught at the University of Chicago and
Boston University.
AdAM kiRsCh is a senior editor at the New Republic and a
columnist for the Tablet. He lives in New York City.
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