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'''''The Dean's December''''' is a 1982 novel by the American author [[Saul Bellow]]. The first novel Bellow published after winning the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] in 1976, it is set in [[Chicago]] and [[Bucharest]]. The book's main character, Albert Corde, a meditative academic who faces a crisis, accompanies his [[Romania]]n-born [[Astrophysics|astrophysicist]] wife to her [[Communist Romania|Communist-ruled]] native country, where they deal with the death of his mother-in-law. This sojourn allows Corde to observe the workings of a [[Totalitarianism|totalitarian]] regime in particular and the [[Eastern Bloc]] in general, a perspective which provides him with insight into the [[human condition]]. |
'''''The Dean's December''''' is a 1982 novel by the American author [[Saul Bellow]]. |
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==Setting== |
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The first novel Bellow published after winning the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] in 1976, it is set in [[Chicago]] and [[Bucharest]]. The book's main character, Albert Corde, a meditative academic who faces a crisis, accompanies his [[Romania]]n-born [[Astrophysics|astrophysicist]] wife to her [[Communist Romania|Communist-ruled]] native country, where they deal with the death of his mother-in-law. This sojourn allows Corde to observe the workings of a [[Totalitarianism|totalitarian]] regime in particular and the [[Eastern Bloc]] in general, a perspective which provides him with insight into the [[human condition]]. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Revision as of 03:24, 9 April 2022
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| Author | Saul Bellow |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Harper & Row |
Publication date | 1982 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 346 |
| Preceded by | Humboldt's Gift |
| Followed by | More Die of Heartbreak |
The Dean's December is a 1982 novel by the American author Saul Bellow.
Setting
The first novel Bellow published after winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1976, it is set in Chicago and Bucharest. The book's main character, Albert Corde, a meditative academic who faces a crisis, accompanies his Romanian-born astrophysicist wife to her Communist-ruled native country, where they deal with the death of his mother-in-law. This sojourn allows Corde to observe the workings of a totalitarian regime in particular and the Eastern Bloc in general, a perspective which provides him with insight into the human condition.
External links
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