{"product_id":"something-to-remember-me-by-three-tales-paperback","title":"Something to Remember Me by: Three Tales - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSaul Bellow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNicole Krauss\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA trio of short works by the Nobel laureate and \"greatest writer of American prose of the twentieth century\" (James Wood, \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Penguin Classic \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile Saul Bellow is known best for his longer fiction in award-winning novels such as \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Augie March\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHerzog\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSomething to Remember Me By\u003c\/i\u003e will draw new readers to Bellow as it showcases his extraordinary gift for creating memorable characters within a smaller canvas.\u003cp\u003eThe loss of a ring in \u003ci\u003eA Theft\u003c\/i\u003e helps an oft-married woman understand her own wisdom and capacity for love. In \u003ci\u003eThe Bellarosa Connection\u003c\/i\u003e, Harry Fonstein has escaped from Nazi brutality with the help of an underground organization masterminded by the legendary Broadway impresario Billy Rose, and his story continues in America . In the title story, seventeen-year-old Louie--whose mother is dying of cancer--strays far from home and finds not solace but humiliation and, ultimately, the blessing of his father's wrath. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis Penguin Classics edition features an introduction by Nicole Krauss. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaul Bellow \u003c\/b\u003ewas praised for his vision, his ear for detail, his humor, and the masterful artistry of his prose. Born of Russian Jewish parents in Lachine, Quebec in 1915, he was raised in Chicago. He received his Bachelor's degree from Northwestern University in 1937, with honors in sociology and anthropology, and did graduate work at the University of Wisconsin. During the Second World War he served in the Merchant Marines. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis first two novels, \u003cb\u003eDangling Man\u003c\/b\u003e (1944) and \u003cb\u003eThe Victim\u003c\/b\u003e (1947) are penetrating, Kafka-like psychological studies. In 1948 he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and spent two years in Paris and traveling in Europe, where he began his picaresque novel \u003cb\u003eThe Adventures of Augie March\u003c\/b\u003e, which went on to win the National Book Award for fiction in 1954. His later books of fiction include \u003cb\u003eSeize the Day\u003c\/b\u003e (1956); \u003cb\u003eHenderson the Rain King\u003c\/b\u003e (1959); \u003cb\u003eMosby's Memoirs and Other Stories\u003c\/b\u003e (1968); \u003cb\u003eMr. Sammler's Planet\u003c\/b\u003e (1970); \u003cb\u003eHumboldt's Gift\u003c\/b\u003e (1975), which won the Pulitzer Prize; \u003cb\u003eThe Dean's December\u003c\/b\u003e (1982); \u003cb\u003eMore Die of Heartbreak\u003c\/b\u003e (1987); \u003cb\u003eTheft\u003c\/b\u003e (1988); \u003cb\u003eThe Bellarosa Connection\u003c\/b\u003e (1989);\u003cb\u003eThe Actual\u003c\/b\u003e (1996); \u003cb\u003eRavelstein\u003c\/b\u003e (2000); and, most recently, \u003cb\u003eCollected Stories\u003c\/b\u003e(2001). Bellow has also produced a prolific amount of non-fiction, collected in \u003cb\u003eTo Jerusalem and Back\u003c\/b\u003e, a personal and literary record of his sojourn in Israel during several months in 1975, and \u003cb\u003eIt All Adds Up\u003c\/b\u003e, a collection of memoirs and essays. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBellow's many awards include the International Literary Prize for \u003cb\u003eHerzog\u003c\/b\u003e, for which he became the first American to receive the prize; the Croix de Chevalier des Arts et Lettres, the highest literary distinction awarded by France to non-citizens; the B'nai B'rith Jewish Heritage Award for \"excellence in Jewish Literature\"; and America's Democratic Legacy Award of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, the first time this award has been made to a literary personage. In 1976 Bellow was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature \"for the human understanding and subtle analysis of contemporary culture that are combined in his work.\"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 30, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749689229600,"sku":"9780142422182","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5f1a4603f615d6dc687e72ab6ad8210f.webp?v=1779936344","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/something-to-remember-me-by-three-tales-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}