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Herzog
Introduction by Philip Roth
Hailed by the New York Times as a
“masterpiece,” Herzog is a multifaceted
portrait of a modern-day hero. As his
life disintegrates around him, Herzog
writes unsent letters to friends, enemies,
colleagues, and famous people, revealing
his wry perceptions of the world and the
innermost secrets of his heart.
352 pp. 978-0-14-243729-2 $15.00
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Him with His Foot in His Mouth
And Other Stories
This dazzling collection of short fiction
describes a series of self-awakenings—
a suburban divorcée deciding among
lovers, a celebrity drawn into his cousin’s
life of crime, a father remembering bygone
Chicago, an artist, and an academic
awaiting extradition for some unnamed
offense.
304 pp. 978-0-14-118023-6 $16.00
*Humboldt’s Gift
Introduction by Jeffrey Eugenides
This Pulitzer Prize–winning novel
explores the long friendship between
Charlie Citrine, a young man with an
intense passion for literature, and the
great poet Von Humboldt Fleisher, when
in his death, he bestows upon Charlie an
unexpected legacy.
512 pp. 978-0-14-310547-3 $16.00
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More Die of Heartbreak
Introduction by Martin Amis
The heroes of this tragicomedy are
Kenneth Trachtenberg and his uncle
Benn, two restless spirits waiting for a
turning point. Together they try to figure
out why gifted and intelligent people
invariably find themselves “knee-deep in
the garbage of a personal life.”
352 pp. 978-0-14-243774-2 $14.00
Mosby’s Memoirs and Other Stories
In six darkly comic tales, Saul Bellow
presents the human experience in all its
preposterousness, poignancy, and pathos.
The stories include “Leaving the Yellow
House,” “The Old System,” “Looking for
Mr. Green,” “The Gonzaga Manuscripts,”
and “A Father-to-Be.”
192 pp. 978-0-14-018945-2 $14.00
Mr. Sammler’s Planet
Introduction by Stanley Crouch
As the country anticipates the first moon
shot and visions of Utopia vie with
predictions of imminent apocalypse,
Sammler, a Holocaust survivor, recalls the
horrors of the past while enmeshed in the
madness of the present, and finds himself
intrigued by the possibilities of the future.
352 pp. 978-0-14-243783-4 $16.00