Mr. Sammler's Planet: a Novel - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Bellow, Saul
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Fine dust jacket
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1970. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. A stunning first edition/first printing in pristine, unread condition, Fine or better, in alike dustjacket; Mr. Artur Sammler, a survivor of the Holocaust, haunted by memories of his literal escape from the grave, is living out his days in New York City. An intellectual who once thrived on the great works of Western literature and philosophy, he now occasionally lectures at Columbia University. He records the degradations of city life while looking deep into the sufferings of the human soul; 8vo ; [vi], 313, [1] pages .
Synopsis
Saul Bellow was a Canadian-born American writer. For his literary contributions, Bellow was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, the Nobel Prize for Literature, and the National Medal of Arts. Mr. Sammler’s Planet was the 1971 recipient of the National Book Awards. In this compelling reflection of life in New York City at the end of the 1960’s, Mr. Sammler is an aging Holocaust survivor who literally pulled himself out of a mass grave created when Nazi’s gunned victims down during an action. The novel follows a few days in the life of Sammler as he is living among his rich nephew’s family and his own daughter’s. Very sore of heart, he reflects on the degradations of city life and observes the sufferings of the human soul. An astute, moral and ultimately sublime novel, it is compelling and well-told.
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- Books Tell You Why, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14101
- Title
- Mr. Sammler's Planet: a Novel - 1st Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- Bellow, Saul
- Format/Binding
- 1/4 Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, Novel Novels
- Bookseller catalogs
- History / World War Literature; Legendary Authors / Bellow, Saul;
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