Saul Bellow books

Saul Bellow was a major American novelist and essayist whose work spans literary fiction, nonfiction, criticism, stories, and plays, including classics such as Herzog, The Adventures of Augie March, and Humboldt's Gift.

Anthologies

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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

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Mosby’s Memoirs 1968 Buy
The Portable Saul Bellow 1974 Buy
Him With His Foot in His Mouth 1984 Buy
Something to Remember Me By 1990 Buy
Collected Stories 1992 Buy
Novels 1944–1953 2003 Buy
Novels 1956–1964 2007 Buy
Novels 1970–1982 2010 Buy
Novels 1984–2000 2015 Buy
There Is Simply Too Much to Think About 2015 Buy

Non-Fiction

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Recent American Fiction 1963 Buy
Technology and the Frontiers of Knowledge 1974 Buy
To Jerusalem and Back 1976 Buy
Summations 1987 Buy
It All Adds Up 1994 Buy
Letters 2010 Buy
Settling My Accounts Before I Go Away 2013 Buy

Plays

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The Last Analysis 1965 Buy

Short Stories/Novellas

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The Bellarosa Connection 1989 Buy
Leaving the Yellow House 2018 Buy

Standalone Novels

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Dangling Man 1944 Buy
The Victim 1947 Buy
The Adventures of Augie March 1953 Buy
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.

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