{"product_id":"there-is-simply-too-much-to-think-about-collected-nonfiction-paperback","title":"There Is Simply Too Much to Think about: Collected Nonfiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSaul Bellow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Bellow's nonfiction has the same strengths as his stories and novels: a dynamic responsiveness to character, place, and time (or era) . . . And you wonder--what other highbrow writer, or indeed lowbrow writer has such a reflexive grasp of the street, the machine, the law courts, the rackets?\" --Martin Amis, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One of the supreme fiction writers of the twentieth century, Nobel laureate Saul Bellow was also deeply insightful in his lesser-known roles as essayist, critic, and lecturer. Gathered together in this stunning compilation, Bellow's vast range of nonfiction reveals the same wit, daring, and wisdom that distinguish \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Augie March\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHenderson the Rain King\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHerzog\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHumboldt's Gift\u003c\/i\u003e, and other masterly novels. In \u003ci\u003eThere Is Simply Too Much to Think About\u003c\/i\u003e, as in the novels, the twentieth century comes fiercely to life through Bellow's unrivaled human understanding and singular style. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Benjamin Taylor, editor of the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eSaul Bellow: Letters\u003c\/i\u003e, joins Bellow's better-known essays to previously uncollected works selected from his criticism, interviews, speeches, and other reflections. Featuring Bellow's commentary on such fellow writers as Ralph Ellison, Philip Roth, and J. D. Salinger, a remembrance of Franklin D. Roosevelt, dispatches from Paris, Spain, and Israel, and indelible portraits of his hometown, Chicago, this collection brings together writing from every phase of his career. \u003ci\u003eThere Is Simply Too Much to Think About\u003c\/i\u003e is a guided tour of the twentieth century--what we did, suffered, survived--conducted by one of modern life's most inspiring minds.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaul Bellow \u003c\/b\u003e(1915-2005) is the only novelist to receive three National Book Awards, for \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Augie March\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHerzog\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMr. Sammler's Planet\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1976, he won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel \u003ci\u003eHumboldt's Gift\u003c\/i\u003e. The Nobel Prize in Literature was also awarded to him in 1976 \"for the human understanding and subtle analysis of contemporary culture that are combined in his work.\" In 1990, Mr. Bellow was presented the National Book Award Foundation Medal for distinguished contribution to American letters. He also received the National Medal of Arts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e, editor, is the author of \u003ci\u003eNaples Declared: A Walk Around the Bay\u003c\/i\u003e, named a Best Book of 2012 by the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, and of two award-winning novels, \u003ci\u003eTales Out of School\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Getting Even\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eProust: The Future's Secret\u003c\/i\u003e, his contribution to the Yale Jewish Lives series, will be published in autumn 2015. He previously edited \u003ci\u003eSaul Bellow: Letters\u003c\/i\u003e, named a Best Book of 2010 by Michiko Kakutani of the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and Jonathan Yardley of the\u003ci\u003e Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. A faculty member in The New School's Graduate School of Writing, Taylor also teaches in the Graduate Writing Division of the School of the Arts at Columbia University. He is a past fellow and current trustee of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 22, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52042288988461,"sku":"9780143108047","price":30.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/there-is-simply-too-much-to-think-about-collected-nonfiction-paperback-2214476.webp?v=1780172168","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/there-is-simply-too-much-to-think-about-collected-nonfiction-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}