Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
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| Writers At Work: The Paris Review Interviews |
1957 |
Buy |
| Travel Writing |
1984 |
Buy |
| Great Jewish Short Stories |
1985 |
Buy |
| The Oxford Book of American Short Stories |
1992 |
Buy |
| The Good Parts |
2000 |
Buy |
| Wonderful Town |
2000 |
Buy |
| Writers on Writing |
2001 |
Buy |
| Writers: Their Lives and Works |
2018 |
Buy |
Collections#
| Title |
Published |
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| Mosby’s Memoirs |
1968 |
Buy |
| The Portable Saul Bellow |
1974 |
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| Him With His Foot in His Mouth |
1984 |
Buy |
| Something to Remember Me By |
1990 |
Buy |
| Collected Stories |
1992 |
Buy |
| Novels 1944–1953 |
2003 |
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| Novels 1956–1964 |
2007 |
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| Novels 1970–1982 |
2010 |
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| Novels 1984–2000 |
2015 |
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| There Is Simply Too Much to Think About |
2015 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
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| Recent American Fiction |
1963 |
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| Technology and the Frontiers of Knowledge |
1974 |
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| To Jerusalem and Back |
1976 |
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| Summations |
1987 |
Buy |
| It All Adds Up |
1994 |
Buy |
| Letters |
2010 |
Buy |
| Settling My Accounts Before I Go Away |
2013 |
Buy |
Plays#
| Title |
Published |
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| The Last Analysis |
1965 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
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| The Bellarosa Connection |
1989 |
Buy |
| Leaving the Yellow House |
2018 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
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| Dangling Man |
1944 |
Buy |
| The Victim |
1947 |
Buy |
| The Adventures of Augie March |
1953 |
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| Seize the Day |
1956 |
Buy |
| Henderson the Rain King |
1959 |
Buy |
| Herzog |
1964 |
Buy |
| Mr. Sammler’s Planet |
1970 |
Buy |
| Humboldt’s Gift |
1975 |
Buy |
| The Dean’s December |
1982 |
Buy |
| More Die of Heartbreak |
1987 |
Buy |
| A Theft |
1989 |
Buy |
| The Actual |
1997 |
Buy |
| Ravelstein |
2000 |
Buy |
Saul Bellow’s bibliography is broad enough to show him not just as a novelist but as a literary presence across multiple forms. His fiction, essays, criticism, stories, and plays all contribute to a career that helped define postwar American literary culture.
Most readers will begin with the novels, which remain the strongest path into his work. But the wider record matters too, especially for readers who want to follow how his ideas, voice, and public literary role extended beyond fiction.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Saul Bellow written?
Saul Bellow has written 41 books across six series.
What was Saul Bellow's first book?
Saul Bellow’s first book is Dangling Man, published in 1944.
What is Saul Bellow best known for?
Saul Bellow is best known for novels such as The Adventures of Augie March, Herzog, Humboldt’s Gift, and Seize the Day. He is widely regarded as one of the most important American literary writers of the 20th century.