Book: Paperback | 210 x 133mm | 96 pages | ISBN 9780143105848 | 27 Oct 2009 | Penguin Classic | 18 - AND UP
In this superb work of fiction, Nobel Laureate Saul Bellow writes comically and wisely about the tenacious claims of first love. Written late in Bellow's career, The Actual is a maestro's dissection of the affairs of the heart.
"A mature distillation of Mr. Bellow's work . . . a gem." -The New York Times
" The work of a great master still locked in unequal combat with Eros and Time." -The New York Times Book Review
" [A] wonderful book . . . fully worthy of a place in its author's vastly esteemed oeuvre." -Chicago Tribune
