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Humboldt's Gift (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)

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Synopsis:

A chronicle of success and failure, this work is Bellow's tale of the writer's life in America. When Humboldt dies a failure in a seedy New York hotel, Charlie Citrine coping with the tribulations of his own success, begins to realize the significance of his own life.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780140189445
Author:
Bellow, Saul
Publisher:
Penguin Classics
Location:
London
Subject:
General
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Friendship
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
American
Subject:
American fiction (fictional works by one author)
Subject:
Poets
Subject:
Poets, American
Subject:
Legacies
Subject:
Poets, American -- Fiction.
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Friendship -- Fiction.
Subject:
Poets -- Fiction.
Copyright:
Edition Number:
A limited ed.
Series:
Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin
Series Volume:
47
Publication Date:
June 1996
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
496
Dimensions:
8.15x5.12x.92 in. .76 lbs.

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"Synopsis" by , A chronicle of success and failure, this work is Bellow's tale of the writer's life in America. When Humboldt dies a failure in a seedy New York hotel, Charlie Citrine coping with the tribulations of his own success, begins to realize the significance of his own life.
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