The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow

The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow

The Adventures of Augie March is the great American Novel. Search no further. -Martin Amis

A Penguin Classic

As soon as it first appeared in 1953, this novel by the great Saul Bellow was hailed as an American classic. Augie, the exuberant narrator-hero is a poor Chicago boy growing up during the Great Deptression. A born recruit, Augie makes himself available for a series of occupations, then proudly rejects each one as unworthy. His own oddity is reflected in the companions he encounters--plungers, schemers, risk-takers, and hole-and corner operators like the would-be tycoon Einhorn or the would-be siren Thea, who travels with an eagle trained to hunt small creatures. This Penguin Classics edition, with an introduction by celebrated writer and critic Christopher Hitchens, makes a literary masterpiece available to a new generation of readers.

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ISBN 13	9780140281606
ISBN 10	0140281606
Title	The Adventures of Augie March
Author	Saul Bellow
Series	Penguin Great Books Of The 20th Century
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Random House Australia
Year published	1999-02-01
Number of pages	585
Prizes	Winner of National Book Awards (Fiction) 1954
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.