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More Die of Heartbreak is a 1987 novel by the American author Saul Bellow, and was his tenth novel. Like most of Bellow's other works, More Die of Heartbreak is grounded more in the development of character than in the growth of action. Among its themes are the difficulties of reconciling one's ideals with "the actual" and the ...
- Saul Bellow
- 1987
1 de jan. de 1987 · Rate this book. More Die of Heartbreak. Saul Bellow. 3.71. 1,508 ratings134 reviews. Kenneth Trachtenberg, narrator of Nobel Prize-winner Saul Bellow's tenth novel, is a witty, eccentric Russian-literature nut who leaves his native Paris to be near his famous American uncle, Benn Crader.
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Language. English. 335 pages ; 20 cm. "Kenneth Trachtenberg, narrator of Nobel Prize-winner Saul Bellow's tenth novel, is a witty, eccentric Russian-literature nut who leaves his native Paris to be near his famous American uncle, Benn Crader.
A novel by Saul Bellow about the conflicts and tragedies of two men, Kenneth and Benn, who are related by marriage and share a love of botany. The novel explores themes of family, love, morality, and the human condition in a modern world that Bellow portrays as corrupt and chaotic.
ABSTRACT. More Die of Heartbreak came into focus, Bellow tells us, “when it struck me all at once that certain subjects, which in the past were treated very seriously, are now the subject of teasing and parody. . . . [A] lot of the things that used to mean so much to us-love, murder, family relations-have been emptied of meaning and feeling.
A story of a botanist who seeks love and happiness in different places and relationships, but only finds more heartbreak. The novel explores themes of identity, culture, and human nature with Bellow's characteristic wit and insight.
More Die of Heartbreak. Saul Bellow. Delta Trade Paperbacks, 1997 - Fiction - 335 pages. Kenneth Trachtenberg, narrator of Nobel Prize-winner Saul Bellow's tenth novel, is a witty,...
