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Henderson the Rain King is a 1959 novel by Saul Bellow. The book's blend of philosophical discourse and comic adventure has helped make it one of his more popular works. The novel is said to be Bellow's favorite among his books.
Henderson the Rain King, seriocomic novel by Saul Bellow, published in 1959. The novel examines the midlife crisis of Eugene Henderson, an unhappy millionaire. The story concerns Henderson’s search for meaning. A larger-than-life 55-year-old who has accumulated money, position, and a large family,
En realidad, no supe cómo leer esta historia, dudando si estaba narrada en clave paradójica o realista. En cualquier caso, se transmite un desconocimiento de África bastante aparatoso. Tiresias Henderson, el rey de la lluvia 6 7 de mayo de 2011. Podría ser un personaje cercano al Torrente español, pero americano, y más grotesco que ...
28 de abr. de 2015 · When I read, reread, re-encounter “Henderson the Rain King,” I do so in a state of naked amazement and gratitude. It’s one of those books I can’t really consider in any sort of critical or ...
6 de dic. de 2012 · On Bellow’s ‘Henderson the Rain King’. Adam Kirsch. December 6, 2012 issue. In an upstate New York diner, a teenager high on “reefer” tries to shoot a pen from his friend’s hand, and ends up putting a hole in a coffee urn, sending a stream of hot coffee sailing toward the window. In the library of a decaying old mansion, a middle ...
Henderson the Rain King, itself informed by many and disparate literary and cultural sources, has itself been adapted as an opera, Lily. Leon Kirchner's 1977 score treats only the first third of ...
Books. Henderson the Rain King. Saul Bellow. Penguin, 1959 - Fiction - 341 pages. Bellow evokes all the rich colour and exotic customs of a highly imaginary Africa in this comic novel about a middle-aged American millionaire who, seeking a new, more rewarding life, descends upon an African tribe. Henderson's awesome feats of strength and his ...
