Saul Bellow - high-minded joker?

[Ghetta Life]

I read Bellow's  _Humbolt's Gift_  just after his death and liked it very 
much.  Some say it's his best work.

Years ago I read Updike's _A Month of Sundays_ and *really* liked it.  
Here's a link to some essays about it:

http://www.john-updike.com/john_updike_month_of_sundays.html

Ghetta

>From: "John Carvill" <JCarvill at algsoftware.com>
>
>Read a couple of Bellow's before he died, with mixed results.  All the 
>obits and articles published since his death have sparked my interest 
>again. What's the consensus on the p-list re. Bellow?

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