April 06, 2005

RIP Saul Bellow

I can't keep track of all the deaths these days. The Pope? Prince Rainier? And Saul Bellow? (That's a great obit in the Times, by the way.) The fact of the matter is I have not read any Saul Bellow. He is one of those giants of the field that I missed. Like Philip Roth. Etc.

Saul Bellow fans out there? Feel free to talk about his work, the books you loved, why you loved him ...

Jeff has a moving post up about Bellow.

A great thread on I Love Books about Bellow.

Here's Steve Silver's post.

Posted by sheila
Comments

I was confessing earlier today that I'd only read Ravelstein (clearly not his best), and was told to read Herzog.

Posted by: Anne at April 6, 2005 11:47 AM

I know I have several of his books that I picked up at various sales over the years, but have yet to actually read any of them. I need to stop accumulating so much stuff and start actually reading more of what I already have...

Posted by: MikeR at April 6, 2005 12:23 PM