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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.52
EAN: 9780140189421
ISBN: 0140189424
Label: Penguin Classics
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: June 01, 1996
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Sales Rank: 136502
Studio: Penguin Classics
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The grade reflects my enjoyment rather than the underlying value of this book, which is reputedly a major work by a Nobelist that may well say important things about nineteen-fifties America naively throwing its weight around in the developing world. But I find the title character, a fiftyish millionaire, to be a boor and a blowhard, despite his odd scraps of knowledge and unexpected areas of competence. Yes, he could be a fine comic character if you happen to like him (and you should know after ... Read More
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Henderson is a big rich idiot. Having got everything he ever wanted through his life because of his riches, he seeks to find fulfillment by going to Africa. As he says,"...it's the destiny of my generation of Americans to go out in the world and try to find the wisdom of life." All he really does is try to accomplish something big to make himself feel better. He doesn't really know what he wants and doesn't figure it out. I wish he was eaten by alion at the end so he wouldn't have to worry about ... Read More
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There's an Early Bellow, a Somewhat Later Bellow, and an Older Bellow, each of which is more or less independent of the others so far as the reader is concerned. Early Bellow may only consist of Dangling Man. I didn't especially like Dangling Man, though I've seen it referred to in other novels of the time as pathbreaking, heralding a new beginning of some sort. To me it just seemed kind of bland: a guy's trapped back at home while all his buddies are off at the war ... and that's about it. Somewhat ... Read More
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I am a Saul Bellow fan, and whilst I enjoyed Henderson the Rain King, it seemed to lack something. The story is about Gene Henderson a loud and obnoxious American millionaire who one day decides to go to Africa to satisfy some inner need. The first third of the book is very amusing culminating in his extermination of the frog plague and unfortunately also tribes water supply. However when Henderson gets to the second tribe what starts out as an interesting story gets bogged down in metaphysical discussions ... Read More
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What do Saul Bellow, Joni Mitchell, Sonic Youth, Counting Crows, and the X-Files all have in common? In his novel, Henderson the Rain King (1959), Bellow (1915-2005) blends philosophy and comic adventure to tell the story of 55-year-old Eugene Henderson who, despite his wealth, is unhappy with "the disorderly rush" of his life. "All is grief," he says, "my parents, my wives, my girls, my children, my farm, my animals, my habits, my money, my music lessons, my drunkeness, my prejudices, my brutality, my teeth, ... Read More
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