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'''Saul Bellow''' (1915—2005<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/05/books/0406wire-bellow.html</ref>) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist and playwright.  He was awarded the National Book Award for Fiction three times (1954, 1965 and 1971), the [[Pulitzer Prize]] for Fiction (1976), and the [[Nobel Prize]] in Literature (1976).  His works include ''The Adventures of Augie March'' (1953), ''Seize the Day'' (1956), ''Henderson the Rain King'' (1959), ''Herzog'' (1964), ''Mr. Sammler's Planet'' (1970), and ''Humboldt's Gift'' (1975).<ref>''The New York Public Library Student's Desk Reference''.  Prentice Hall:  New York, 1991.</ref>

'''Saul Bellow''' (1915—2005<ref>"Saul Bellow, Who Breathed Life Into American Novel, Dies at 89."

''The New York Times''.  Obituary. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/05/books/0406wire-bellow.html</ref>) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist and playwright.  He was awarded the National Book Award for Fiction three times (1954, 1965 and 1971), the [[Pulitzer Prize]] for Fiction (1976), and the [[Nobel Prize]] in Literature (1976).  His works include ''The Adventures of Augie March'' (1953), ''Seize the Day'' (1956), ''Henderson the Rain King'' (1959), ''Herzog'' (1964), ''Mr. Sammler's Planet'' (1970), and ''Humboldt's Gift'' (1975).<ref>''The New York Public Library Student's Desk Reference''.  Prentice Hall:  New York, 1991.</ref>

==Life and Works==

==Life and works==

Bellow was born June 10, 1915, in Lachine, Quebec, Canada, and moved with his family to Chicago in 1924.  He attended the University of Chicago, received a Bachelor's degree from Northwestern University in 1937, and served in the Merchant Marine during World War II.<ref>http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1976/bellow-bio.html</ref>  He wrote two novels, ''Dangling Man'' and ''The Victim'', before becoming successful with ''The Adventures of Augie March'', the story of Augie's failed relationships and careers in the postwar era.<ref>http://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/saul-bellow/</ref>  It was during that time that he was influenced by Trotskyism, [[Dostoevsky]], and rejected [[Hemingway]]'s ideals, though as he improved as a writer he became somewhat conservative.<ref>http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/saul-bellow</ref>

Bellow was born June 10, 1915, in Lachine, Quebec, Canada, and moved with his family to Chicago in 1924.  He attended the University of Chicago, received a Bachelor's degree from Northwestern University in 1937, and served in the Merchant Marine during World War II.<ref>"Saul Bellow - Biographical." ''Nobelprize.org''. http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1976/bellow-bio.html</ref>  He wrote two novels, ''Dangling Man'' and ''The Victim'', before becoming successful with ''The Adventures of Augie March'', the story of Augie's failed relationships and careers in the postwar era.<ref>"Saul Bellow."

''My Jewish Learning''. http://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/saul-bellow/</ref>  It was during that time that he was influenced by Trotskyism, [[Dostoevsky]], and rejected [[Hemingway]]'s ideals, though as he improved as a writer he became somewhat conservative.<ref>"Bellow, Saul."  ''Jewish Virtual Library''. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/saul-bellow</ref>

This newer prose made him and other Jewish authors successful, and much of it is considered the superior and most realistic description of the [[Great Depression]] in Chicago.<ref>http://www.umich.edu/~eng217/student_projects/nobel%20prize%20winners/bellow.htm</ref>  He was known for vivid, beautiful prose compared to that of America's greatest, [[Walt Whitman]] and [[Herman Melville]].<ref>http://www.npr.org/2015/05/31/410939442/a-century-after-his-birth-saul-bellows-prose-still-sparkles</ref>  He wrote ''Henderson the Rain King'', about an American millionaire in Africa, and many stories about Jewish intellectuals' internal monologues before dying on April 5, 2005.<ref>https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saul-Bellow</ref>

This newer prose made him and other Jewish authors successful, and much of it is considered the superior and most realistic description of the [[Great Depression]] in Chicago.<ref>"The Life of Saul Bellow."

''University of Michigan Student Projects''. http://www.umich.edu/~eng217/student_projects/nobel%20prize%20winners/bellow.htm</ref>  He was known for vivid, beautiful prose compared to that of America's greatest, [[Walt Whitman]] and [[Herman Melville]].<ref>Vitale, Tom. "A Century After His Birth, Saul Bellow's Prose Still Sparkles."  ''NPR Broadcast''. http://www.npr.org/2015/05/31/410939442/a-century-after-his-birth-saul-bellows-prose-still-sparkles</ref>  He wrote ''Henderson the Rain King'', about an American millionaire in Africa, and many stories about Jewish intellectuals' internal monologues before dying on April 5, 2005.<ref>"Bellow, Saul."  ''Encyclopedia Britannica Online''.</ref>

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