Bibliograph

The adventures of Augie March, Saul Bellow ; introduction by Christopher Hitchens

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The adventures of Augie March, Saul Bellow ; introduction by Christopher Hitchens

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The adventures of Augie March

Oclc number

71820486

Responsibility statement

Saul Bellow ; introduction by Christopher Hitchens

Series statement

Penguin classics

Summary

Augie March is a Jewish-American boy growing up fatherless and poor in Depression-era Chicago. He seeks a "special destiny," although his circumstances seem to position him for a uniquely disappointing life: his family consists of a simple-minded mother, a brother and "grandmother" who prove to be Machiavellian in their intentions, and an "idiot" youngest brother, Georgie

Target audience

adult

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