'The Adventures of Augie March is the Great American Novel. Search no further' Martin Amis.
A penniless and parentless Chicago boy growing up in the Great Depression, Augie March drifts through life latching on to a wild succession of occupations, including butler, thief, dog-washer, sailor and salesman. He is a 'born recruit', easily influenced by others who try to mould his destiny. Not until he tangles with the glamorous Thea, a huntress with a trained eagle, can he attempt to break free. A modern day everyman on an odyssey in search of reality and identity, Augie March is the star of star performer in a richly observed human variety show, a modern-day Columbus in search of reality and fulfilment.
The Adventures of Augie March includes an introduction by Christopher Hitchens in Penguin Modern Classics.
'Funny, poignant, crowded with carnivalesque types and yet narrated by a voice that is lonely and simple, it is Bellow's fat comic masterpiece' Observer
A penniless and parentless Chicago boy growing up in the Great Depression, Augie March drifts through life latching on to a wild succession of occupations, including butler, thief, dog-washer, sailor and salesman. He is a 'born recruit', easily influenced by others who try to mould his destiny. Not until he tangles with the glamorous Thea, a huntress with a trained eagle, can he attempt to break free. A modern day everyman on an odyssey in search of reality and identity, Augie March is the star of star performer in a richly observed human variety show, a modern-day Columbus in search of reality and fulfilment.
The Adventures of Augie March includes an introduction by Christopher Hitchens in Penguin Modern Classics.
'Funny, poignant, crowded with carnivalesque types and yet narrated by a voice that is lonely and simple, it is Bellow's fat comic masterpiece' Observer
Coupons
WELCOME10 — ₹285 off
Delivery
You may also like
Lolita Book
Ikka Dukka
₹599
The Plague Book
Ikka Dukka
₹599
out of stock
A Clockwork Orange Book
Ikka Dukka
₹450
Great Expectations Book
Ikka Dukka
₹999
The Razor's Edge Book
Ikka Dukka
₹599
Wide Sargasso Sea Book
Ikka Dukka
₹499
out of stock
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time Book
Ikka Dukka
₹599
At Swim-two-birds Book
Ikka Dukka
₹599