Bellow, Saul
Description
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Mr. Sammler lasted through decades of the best and worst of human life. As he moves through the dangerous streets of New York, at
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tentive to everything and appalled by nothing, he ponders the future of life on this planet.
Review
"Listening to Wolfram Kandinsky's outstanding reading of the novel makes you realize that you should not confuse Bellow with Sammler...Kandinsky's energetic recording of this provocative novel is full of variety in tone and rhythm; he renders the different voices of the characters so skillfully that one forgets that there is only one reader performing." -- "Allan Chavkin, Southwest Texas State University "
"Kandinsky's voice is the perfect complement to Bellow's carefully polished words and phrases. He deliciously savors and expands upon every nuance...Brilliant in print, this audio production will entice a new generation to experience the wit and intelligence of a work that has matured like fine wine since its introduction in 1970." -- "AudioFile"
"[A] welcome addition in audio format. Wolfram Kandinsky reads in a clear, appropriate voice without lapsing into excessive dramatization." -- "Library Journal"
About the Author
Saul Bellow (1915-2005), author of numerous novels, novellas, and stories, was the only novelist to receive three National Book Awards. He also received the Pulitzer Prize, the Nobel Prize in Literature, the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and the American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal for Fiction. During the 1967 Arab-Israeli conflict, Bellow served as a war correspondent for Newsday. He taught at New York University, Princeton, and the University of Minnesota and was chairman of the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago.
Wolfram Kandinsky (1940-1993) was a popular audiobook narrator whose career spanned the earliest days of commercial audiobooks. He was a familiar voice of the classics for millions of audiobook fans, and his résumé encorporated the greats of American literature, from Mark Twain to Saul Bellow.
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