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| | '''Saul Bellow''' (1915—2005<ref>"Saul Bellow, Who Breathed Life Into American Novel, Dies at 89." | | '''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> | + | ''The New York Times''. Obituary. https://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> |
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| | ==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>"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." | + | 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''. https://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> | | ''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> |
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