· Henderson’s awesome feats of strength and his unbridled passion for life win him the admiration of the tribe—but it is his gift for making rain that turns him from mere hero into messiah. A hilarious, often ribald story, Henderson the Rain King is also a profound look at the forces that drive a man through www.doorway.ru: Odyssey Editions. ( From Books) - Henderson the Rain King, Saul Bellow ( - ) Bellow's glorious, spirited story of an eccentric American millionaire who finds a home of sorts in deepest Africa. Eugene Henderson is a troubled middle-aged man/5(K). The most exuberant and funny of all Bellow’s novels, Henderson the Rain King remained the author’s personal favorite. Its outsized hero, Eugene Henderson, a mountain of a man, a millionaire, the father of many, remains adrift. Aggrieved, worn-out, all but defeated he longs to set things straight/5().
Saul Bellow reads from Humboldt's Gift and Henderson the Rain King. This audio is part of our Poetry Center's 75 at 75 series, where authors listen to a reco. Henderson the Rain King Saul Bellow A FAWCETT CREST BOOK Fawcett Publications, Inc., Greenwich, Conn. Member of American Book Publishers Council, Inc. A l l c ha r ac te r s i n th is b ook ar e f ic ti o n al an d a n y r es em b la nc e to per s o n s l i v i ng or d ea d is p ur e l y c o inc i de n ta l. Henderson was a champion sufferer, a fabulously strong giant of a man with a sentimental heart and no common sense whatever. He is the hero and narrator of "Henderson the Rain King," a peculiar, prolix and exasperating novel by Saul Bellow.
The most exuberant and funny of all Bellow’s novels, Henderson the Rain King remained the author’s personal favorite. Its outsized hero, Eugene Henderson, a mountain of a man, a millionaire, the father of many, remains adrift. Aggrieved, worn-out, all but defeated he longs to set things straight. Saul Bellow’s “Henderson the Rain King” divided critics when it was first published in James Parker and Francine Prose discuss the experience of reading the novel today. Henderson the Rain King is a novel by Saul Bellow. The book's blend of philosophical discourse and comic adventure has helped make it one of his more popular works. It is said to be Bellow's favorite among his books. It was ranked number 21 on Modern Library's list of the Best Novels in the English language.
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