About
Saul Bellow, born Solomon Bellows in Lachine, Quebec, in 1915, was a Canadian-American writer. From a Russian Jewish immigrant family, he grew up in Chicago, a city that permeates his work. He earned a degree in anthropology and sociology from Northwestern University and served in the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II. His first novel, Dangling Man (1944), was followed by The Adventures of Augie March (1953), which won the National Book Award. He won that award three times, a record, for Augie March, Herzog (1964), and Mr. Sammler's Planet (1970). In 1976, he received the Pulitzer Prize for Humboldt's Gift and the Nobel Prize in Literature. He taught at several universities and died in 2005.
* 1915-06-10 — † 2005-04-05
Major works
- Dangling Man (1944)novel
- The Adventures of Augie March (1953)novel
- Herzog (1964)novel
- Mr. Sammler's Planet (1970)novel
- Humboldt's Gift (1975)novel
Key milestones
- 1941Becomes a U.S. citizen.
- 1976Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
- 1988Receives the National Medal of the Arts.
Themes
Jewish identityCity of ChicagoIntellectualismAlienationContemporary culture
Sources: nobelprize.org · britannica.com
