Humboldt's Gift

Humboldt's Gift

â€œI think it A Work of genius, I think it The Work of a Genius, I think it brilliant, splendid, etc. If there is literature (and this proves there is) this is where itâ€™s at.â€ â€“John Cheever

Saul Bellowâ€™s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel explores the long friendship between Charlie Citrine, a young man with an intense passion for literature, and the great poet Von Humboldt Dleisher. At the time of Humboldtâ€™s death, Charlieâ€™s life is falling apart: his career is at a standstill, and heâ€™s enmeshed in an acrimonious divorce, infatuated with a highly unsuitable young woman, and involved with a neurotic Mafioso. And then Humboldt acts from beyond the grave, bestowing upon Charlie an unexpected legacy that may just help him turn his life around.

This Penguin Classics edition features an introduction by Jeffrey Eugenides.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700Â titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theÂ series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-dateÂ translations by award-winning translators.
Country USA
Brand Audible
Manufacturer Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Binding Audible Audiobook
Format Unabridged
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Audible
Manufacturer	Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Binding	Audible Audiobook
Format	Unabridged
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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