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Henderson the Rain King
- Author
- Saul Bellow
- Narrator
- Joe Barrett
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 28 May 2019
- Run Time
- 14 hours 25 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Saul Bellow evokes all the rich colors and exotic customs of a highly imaginary Africa in this acclaimed comic novel about a middle-aged American millionaire who, seeking a new, more rewarding life, descends upon an African tribe. 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 life.
Critics Review
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“It blazes as fiercely and scintillatingly as a forest fire. There is life here; a great rage to live more fully. In this it is a giant among novels.”
San Francisco Examiner
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“A kind of wildly delirious dream made real by the force of Bellow’s rollicking prose and the offbeat inventiveness of his language.”
Chicago Tribune
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“It made me dance.”
Henry Miller
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Details
- Author
- Saul Bellow
- Narrator
- Joe Barrett
- Duration
- 14 hours 25 minutes
- Release Date
- 28 May 2019
- ISBN
- 9781982672669
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction
Synopsis
Saul Bellow evokes all the rich colors and exotic customs of a highly imaginary Africa in this acclaimed comic novel about a middle-aged American millionaire who, seeking a new, more rewarding life, descends upon an African tribe. 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 life.
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