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Henderson the Rain King is a 1959 novel by Saul Bellow. The book's blend of philosophical discourse and comic adventure has helped make it one of his more popular works. The novel is said to be Bellow's favorite among his books.
Henderson the Rain King is a quest as complicated as any Haruki Murakami tale, but the protagonist is a bloated, bungling American—a man with “the Midas touch in reverse.” In Africa, his first stop is a village of people whose beloved cattle are dying of thirst because the water reserve is occupied by frogs.
Henderson the Rain King, seriocomic novel by Saul Bellow, 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,
28 de abr. de 2015 · When I read, reread, re-encounter “Henderson the Rain King,” I do so in a state of naked amazement and gratitude. It’s one of those books I can’t really consider in any sort of critical or ...
En realidad, no supe cómo leer esta historia, dudando si estaba narrada en clave paradójica o realista. En cualquier caso, se transmite un desconocimiento de África bastante aparatoso. Tiresias Henderson, el rey de la lluvia 6 7 de mayo de 2011. Podría ser un personaje cercano al Torrente español, pero americano, y más grotesco que ...
Henderson the Rain King, itself informed by many and disparate literary and cultural sources, has itself been adapted as an opera, Lily. Leon Kirchner's 1977 score treats only the first third of ...
"Henderson the Rain King - Summary." Critical Survey of Literature for Students, edited by Laurence W. Mazzeno, eNotes.com, Inc., 2010 ...
