Saul Bellow
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The History of Literature #205 – Saul Bellow
http://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL9010183183.mp3 Saul Bellow (1915-2005) was born in Quebec, immigrated to Chicago, and became one of the greatest of the great American novelists. In 1976 he won the Nobel Prize for writing that displayed “the mixture of rich picaresque novel and subtle analysis of our culture, of entertaining adventure, drastic and tragic episodes in quick succession Continue reading
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History of Literature Podcast #63 – Books I Have Loved (with Charles Baxter)
In this special episode, the revered American author Charles Baxter joins Jacke to discuss some of his favorite books, including works by Anton Chekhov, Saul Bellow, James Wright, and Paula Fox. “Charles Baxter’s stories have reminded me of how broad and deep and shining a story can be, and I am grateful.” — Alice Munro CHARLES Continue reading
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Saul Bellow and Austin Powers: Together At Last!
Wonderful reader arabpikachuwp4 responds to my post about Saul Bellow’s indie-author spirit: I can imagine Austin Powers saying “I too like to live dangerously” to Saul Bellow, lol. Lol indeed! I don’t think my own mind would have made that jump in a million years. But I’m glad someone’s did, because I’ve been laughing about it Continue reading
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Amazon v. Hachette (or Whatever v. Whatever)
By “whatever v. whatever” I don’t mean to imply indifference. I know people care passionately about this. And they’re right to! It’s their livelihood, their passion, their art that’s at stake. No, by “whatever v. whatever” I mean “traditional v. indie” or “print v. ebook” or “established v. new” or however else you view the Continue reading
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What They Knew #11
The unexamined life is not worth living. –Socrates …and examining your life makes you want to kill yourself. –Saul Bellow Continue reading
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The Author Who Lived Dangerously: A New Model for Publishing
This is a true story: So the author writes a 30,000-word story and finds himself in literary limbo. Even though he’s achieved some success with his previous books, magazines aren’t willing to publish a story this long. They only have so many pages, after all, and adding extra paper will be expensive to print and ship. Continue reading
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