Kenneth Trachtenberg, the witty and eccentric narrator of MoreDie ofHeartbreak, has left his native Paris for the Midwest. He hascome to benear his beloved uncle, the world-renowned botanist BennCrader, self-described “plant visionary.” While his studies takehim around the world, Benn, a restless spirit, has not been able tosatisfy his longings after his first marriage and lives from affairto affair and from “bliss to breakdown.” Imagining that a settledexistence will end his anguish, Benn ties the knot again, openingthe door to a flood of new torments. As Kenneth grapples with hisown problems involving his unusual lady-friend Treckie, the two mentry to figure out why gifted and intelligent people invariably findthemselves “knee-deep in the garbage of a personal life.”
【作者简介】
Saul Bellow's dazzling career as a novelist has been markedwith numerous literary prizes, including the 1976 Nobel Prize, andthe Gold Medal for the Novel. His other books include TheAdventures of Augie March, Herzog, More Die of Heartbreak, Mosby'sMemoirs and Other Stories, Mr Sammler's Planet, Seize The Day andThe Victim. Saul Bellow died in 2005.
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