Saul BellowLiterary Fiction · Essays·1915–2005
Humboldt's Gift
Synopsis
Charlie Citrine, a writer whose life has hit rock bottom, struggles with a bitter divorce, a questionable new relationship, and entanglements with a mafioso. His former friend and mentor, the once-great poet Von Humboldt Fleisher, died a failure. However, Humboldt's unexpected posthumous gift offers Charlie a chance to reverse his fortunes and reclaim his life.
How it reads
Prose complexity 7/10