About the book
Nobel Prize winner Saul Bellow’s greatest novel
Winner of the 1954 National Book Award
One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years
“The Adventures of Augie March is the Great American Novel. Search no further.” —Martin Amis
A Penguin Classic
As soon as it first appeared in 1953, this novel by the great Saul Bellow was hailed as an American classic. Augie, the exuberant narrator-hero, is a poor Chicago boy growing up during the Great Deptression. A “born recruit,” Augie makes himself available for a series of occupations, then proudly rejects each one as unworthy. His own oddity is reflected in the companions he encounters—plungers, schemers, risk-takers, and “hole-and corner” operators like the would-be tycoon Einhorn or the would-be siren Thea, who travels with an eagle trained to hunt small creatures. This Penguin Classics edition, with an introduction by celebrated writer and critic Christopher Hitchens, makes a literary masterpiece available to a new generation of readers.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Editions of The Adventures of Augie March
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780670032426
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780670106028
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780143039570
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780140072723
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780140189414
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780140281606
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780670000692
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Nobel Prize winner Saul Bellow’s greatest novel
Winner of the 1954 National Book Award
One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years
“The Adventures of Augie March is the Great American Novel. Search no further.” —Martin Amis
A Penguin Classic
As soon as it first appeared in 1953, this novel by the great Saul Bellow was hailed as an American classic. Augie, the exuberant narrator-hero, is a poor Chicago boy growing up during the Great Deptression. A “born recruit,” Augie makes himself available for a series of occupations, then proudly rejects each one as unworthy. His own oddity is reflected in the companions he encounters—plungers, schemers, risk-takers, and “hole-and corner” operators like the would-be tycoon Einhorn or the would-be siren Thea, who travels with an eagle trained to hunt small creatures. This Penguin Classics edition, with an introduction by celebrated writer and critic Christopher Hitchens, makes a literary masterpiece available to a new generation of readers.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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What is The Adventures of Augie March about?
Nobel Prize winner Saul Bellow’s greatest novel
Winner of the 1954 National Book Award
One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years
“The Adventures of Augie March is the Great American Novel. Search no further.” —Martin Amis
A Penguin Classic
As soon as it first appeared in 1953, this novel by the great Saul Bellow was hailed as an American classic. Augie, the exuberant narrator-hero, is a poor Chicago boy growing up during the Great Deptression. A “born recruit,” Augie makes himself available for a series of occupations, then proudly rejects each one as unworthy. His own oddity is reflected in the companions he encounters—plungers, schemers, risk-takers, and “hole-and corner” operators like the would-be tycoon Einhorn or the would-be siren Thea, who travels with an eagle trained to hunt small creatures. This Penguin Classics edition, with an introduction by celebrated writer and critic Christopher Hitchens, makes a literary masterpiece available to a new generation of readers.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Adventures of Augie March?
Fiction > Historical fiction
Where can I read a sample of The Adventures of Augie March?
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Adventures of Augie March?
Saul Bellow
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Adventures of Augie March is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780670032426) and hardcover(ISBN 9780670106028) and paperback(ISBN 9780143039570) and paperback(ISBN 9780140072723) and paperback(ISBN 9780140189414) and paperback(ISBN 9780140281606) and paperback(ISBN 9780670000692)
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