The Adventures of Augie March
By Saul Bellow
(Penguin Classics, Paperback, 9780143039570, 608pp.)
Publication Date: October 3, 2006
Other Editions of This Title: Mass Market Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Compact Disc, MP3 CD
Categories: Literary
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As soon as it first appeared in 1953, this gem by the great Saul Bellow was hailed as an American classic. Bold, expansive, and keenly humorous, The Adventures of Augie March blends street language with literary elegance to tell the story of a poor Chicago boy growing up during the Great Depression. A "born recruit," Augie makes himself available for hire by plungers, schemers, risk takers, and operators, compiling a record of choices that is-to say the least- eccentric.
The Adventures of Augie March is the Great American Novel. Search no further. (Martin Amis)
If there''s a candidate for the Great American Novel, I think this is it. (Salman Rushdie)
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