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A novel complex, compelling, absurd and realistic,
Herzog became a classic almost as soon as it was published
in 1964. In it Saul Bellow tells the tale of Moses E. Herzog, a
tragically confused intellectual who suffers from the breakup of
his second marriage, the general failure of his life and the
specter of growing up Jewish in the middle part of the 20th
century. He responds to his personal crisis by sending out a series
of letters to all kinds of people. The letters in total constitute
a thoughtful examination of his own life and that which has
occurred around him. What emerges is not always pretty, but serves
as gritty foundation for this absorbing novel. --This text
refers to the Audio
Cassette edition.
内容简介
Herzog is alone, now that Madeleine has left him for his best
friend. Solitary, in a crumbling house which he shares with rats,
he is buffeted by a whirlwind of mental activity. People rumoured
that his mind had collapsed. But was it true? Locked for days in
the custody of his rambling memories, Herzog scrawls frantic
letters which he never mails. His mind buzzes with conundrums and
polemics, writing in a spectacular intellectual labyrinth. Is he
crazy, or is he a genius?..