Memoirs of a Bootlegger’s Son

Saul Bellow

1992

“I have a partner for the Point St Charles business,” said Pa.

“A partner! Why a partner?” said Aunt Julia. “Why are you afraid to do anything by yourself? And who is this partner?”

“Henoch,” he told her.

“Gottenyu!” Aunt Julia raised her sarcastic eyes to heaven. She clasped her hands and wrung her fingers. Her long upraised nostrils were tense…

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Saul Bellow

1915–2005
Born in Montreal, novelist Saul Bellow moved to Chicago when he was nine; that city became the background for many of his works. A professor of English at Boston University and other institutions, Bellow wrote best-selling and critically acclaimed novels, short stories, memoirs, plays, and novellas. He received the 1976 Nobel Prize in Literature, a Pulitzer Prize, three National Book Awards, and a Presidential Medal.

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