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Herzog

by Saul Bellow

Following the collapse of his marriage, Moses Herzog retreats to a crumbling house to confront his personal crises and the anxieties of the modern age. He processes his chaotic thoughts by writing a series of frantic, unsent letters to friends, enemies, and the dead.

Accession 36634 ISBN — Publisher Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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