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Seize the Day

By Saul Bellow
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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Seize the Day by Saul Bellow is a poignant exploration of a day in the life of Tommy Wilhelm, a once-promising actor now facing a personal and professional crisis. Set in New York City, the novel delves into themes of failure, identity, and the human struggle for meaning as Tommy confronts his strained relationships and financial woes, seeking redemption and understanding in a seemingly indifferent world.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy deep character studies that explore themes of failure, identity, and existential struggles. Set against the backdrop of mid-20th-century America, it delves into the psyche of a man grappling with personal and professional crises, offering a poignant reflection on the human condition.

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Seize the Day

Fading charmer, Tommy Wilhelm has reached his day of reckoning and is scared. In his forties, he still retains a boyish impetuousness that has brought him to the brink of chaos: he is separated from his wife and children, at odds with his vain, successful father, failed in his acting career, and in a financial mess.

Published to coincide with the publication of other Bellow novels.

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Bellow is one of the giants of the twentieth-century novel. Read Seize the Day and see why San Francisco Examiner

Fading charmer Tommy Wilhelm has reached his day of reckoning and is scared. In his forties, he still retains a boyish impetuousness that has brought him to the brink of chaos. He is separated from his wife and children, at odds with his vain, successful father, failed in his acting career (a Hollywood agent once placed him as 'the type that loses the girl') and in a financial mess.

In the course of one climactic day, he reviews his past mistakes and spiritual malaise, until a mysterious, philosophising con man grants him a glorious, illuminating moment of truth and understanding, and offers him one last hope...

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

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Seize the Day by Saul Bellow is praised as a profound portrayal of human existence, capturing a vivid and intense depiction of ordinary life teetering on enlightenment. Reviewers highlight Bellow's exceptional detail and insight into character, noting his ability to seize and transcend the moment. It is described as a small masterpiece with Bellow's unique vision setting him apart, solidifying his status as a leading American novelist.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141184852

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 April 2001

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

  • Introduction by Cynthia Ozick

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 102g

Pages: 128

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Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Saul Bellow Series: Penguin Modern Classics

About the Author

Saul Bellow's dazzling career as a novelist was celebrated during his lifetime with an unprecedented array of literary prizes and awards, including the Pulitzer Prize, three National Book Awards, and the Gold Medal for the Novel. In 1976 he was awarded a Nobel Prize 'for the human understanding and subtle analysis of contemporary culture that are combined in his work'. Bellow's death in 2005 was met with tribute from writers and critics around the world, including James Wood, who praised 'the beauty of this writing, its music, its high lyricism, its firm but luxurious pleasure in language itself'.

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