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46: 27: 232:(1975). His themes include the disorientation of contemporary society, and the ability of people to overcome their frailty and achieve greatness or awareness. Bellow saw many flaws in modern civilization, and its ability to foster madness, materialism and misleading knowledge. Often his characters are Jewish and have a sense of alienation or otherness. He won a 180:(1915–2005) "for the human understanding and subtle analysis of contemporary culture that are combined in his work". He is the sixth American recipient of the prize. The previous American recipient was 398: 1879: 391: 407: 384: 237: 1853: 1842: 1831: 1820: 1798: 1787: 1776: 1765: 1754: 1743: 1732: 1721: 1710: 1699: 1688: 1677: 1666: 1655: 1644: 1633: 1622: 1611: 1600: 1589: 1567: 1556: 1545: 1534: 1523: 1512: 1501: 1490: 1479: 1468: 1457: 1446: 1435: 1424: 1413: 1402: 1391: 1380: 1369: 1358: 1336: 1325: 1314: 1303: 1281: 1266: 1255: 1244: 1233: 1222: 1211: 1200: 1189: 1174: 1163: 1151: 1140: 1129: 1118: 1096: 1085: 1074: 1063: 1052: 1041: 1030: 1019: 1008: 997: 986: 975: 964: 953: 942: 931: 920: 912: 903: 894: 874: 862: 851: 840: 829: 821: 809: 798: 787: 771: 760: 749: 738: 727: 716: 705: 694: 683: 672: 661: 639: 628: 620: 604: 593: 582: 574: 562: 551: 540: 529: 518: 507: 496: 485: 474: 459: 448: 437: 426: 185: 153: 135: 1884: 210: 1373: 310: 866: 452: 411: 290: 169: 144: 1193: 1056: 45: 698: 511: 222: 1226: 463: 1318: 608: 597: 1670: 1527: 52:"for the human understanding and subtle analysis of contemporary culture that are combined in his work" 1703: 1340: 844: 1747: 1450: 1089: 1012: 775: 709: 566: 544: 370: 257: 329: 1692: 1307: 1178: 924: 612: 478: 262: 1505: 1045: 489: 228: 1824: 1204: 1167: 1023: 1001: 833: 676: 555: 522: 467: 376: 121: 1626: 1549: 1395: 1248: 1155: 1100: 1034: 990: 979: 935: 813: 342: 285: 1736: 1472: 1384: 1329: 1285: 1274: 1144: 1078: 791: 500: 441: 430: 214:. Considered one of the innovators of the American novel, he gained wider readership with 101: 1802: 1681: 1604: 1560: 1780: 1769: 1439: 1428: 1270: 1215: 1133: 764: 720: 665: 632: 586: 315: 233: 216: 181: 1873: 1659: 1637: 1615: 1593: 1516: 1494: 1483: 1362: 1259: 1122: 957: 946: 855: 742: 731: 1835: 1791: 1571: 1417: 1406: 1237: 1067: 204: 1725: 1648: 1461: 1296: 1182: 968: 753: 687: 643: 197: 177: 26: 802: 533: 1846: 1758: 90: 1538: 174: 1714: 380: 208:
in 1944, but his literary breakthrough came in 1953 with
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Stockholm
Swedish Academy
Official website
1975
Nobel Prize in Literature
1977
Nobel Prize in Literature
novelist
Saul Bellow
John Steinbeck
1962
Saul Bellow
Dangling Man
The Adventures of Augie March
Herzog
Mr. Sammler's Planet
Humboldt's Gift
Pulitzer Prize
National Book Award for Fiction
"Notes on People - Saul Bellow"
The New York Times
"Bellow Wins 1976 Nobel Prize"
Jewish Telegraphic Agency



"Award Brings U.S. a Sweep of Honors"
New York Times

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