Humboldt’s Gift
Humboldt’s Gift by Saul Bellow is a revised edition published by Penguin on October 28, 2008, featuring 512 pages in English. This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel delves into the complex friendship between Charlie Citrine, a literature enthusiast, and the esteemed poet Von Humboldt Dleisher. As Charlie grapples with personal turmoil, including a stalled career and a tumultuous divorce, he finds himself unexpectedly connected to Humboldt’s legacy, which may offer him a chance for renewal.
Readers will encounter a narrative that intertwines themes of literature, friendship, and personal struggle. The story unfolds against a backdrop of psychological and literary exploration, as Charlie navigates his relationships and the impact of Humboldt’s influence on his life. This edition also includes an introduction by Jeffrey Eugenides, adding further context to Bellow’s work. As part of the Penguin Classics series, it represents a significant contribution to the canon of classic literature.
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
“I 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 it’s at.” –John Cheever
A Penguin Classic
Saul Bellow’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 Humboldt’s death, Charlie’s life is falling apart: his career is at a standstill, and he’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 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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