Him with His Foot in His Mouth and Other Stories

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Him with His Foot in His Mouth and Other Stories (Paperback)

By Saul Bellow

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This dazzling collection of shorter fiction describes a series of self-awakenings -- a suburban divorcee deciding among lovers, a celebrity drawn into his cousin's life of crime, a father remembering bygone Chicago, an artist, and an academic awaiting extradition for some unnamed offense.

Product Details ISBN-10: 0141180234
ISBN-13: 9780141180236
Published: Penguin Classics, 05/01/1998
Pages: 304
Language: English

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