Henderson the Rain King

Publisher Marketing:"Henderson the Rain King" is a seriocomic novel by Saul Bellow, first published in 1959. The novel examines the midlife crisis of Eugene Henderson, an unhappy millionaire. The story concerns Henderson's search for meaning. A larger-than-life 55-year-old who has accumulated money, position, and a large family, he nonetheless feels unfulfilled. He makes a spiritual journey to Africa, where he draws emotional sustenance from experiences with African tribes. Deciding that his true destiny is as a healer, Henderson returns home, planning to enter medical school. 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" Bellow s aura of fable is constantly washed over by humor, impulsive creation, and actual, turbulent detail. "The Nation"" Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 09/28/2009 pg. 58 (EAN 9781423393498, Compact Disc) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 55 (EAN 9780143105480, Paperback) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 45 (EAN 9780140189421, Paperback) New Yorker (The) 10/09/2000 pg. 85 (EAN 9780670366552, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Bellow, Saul Saul Bellow won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel HUMBOLDT S GIFT in 1975, and in 1976 was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for the human understanding and subtle analysis of contemporary culture that are combined in his work. He is the only novelist to receive three National Book Awards, for THE ADVENTURES OF AUGIE MARCH, HERZOG, and MR. SAMMLER S PLANETContributor Bio:  Barrett, Joe Joe Barrett has appeared both on and off Broadway as well as in hundreds of radio and television commercials. He has earned multiple AudioFileEarphones Awards and has been nominated for the prestigious Audie Award. He has narrated books by such authors as Trevanian, Brian Freeman, Don Winslow, and James W. Huston.