Saul Bellow

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Art has something to do with the achievement of stillness in the midst of chaos. A stillness which characterizes prayer, too, and the eye of the storm... An arrest of attention in the midst of distraction.

Saul Bellow

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Topic

Power of art Art

Speaker

Saul Bellow

Source

Writers at Work

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

1967 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Bellow, Saul. Quoted in Writers at Work by George Blimpton. Third series. Penguin Books, 1977.

The body, she says, is subject to the forces of gravity. But the soul is ruled by levity, pure.

Saul Bellow

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Topic

Body and soul

Author

Saul Bellow

Source

Him with His Foot in His Mouth

Medium

Short story

Language

English

Time

1984 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Bellow, Saul. "Him with His Foot in His Mouth." Him with His Foot in His Mouth and Other Stories. Harper & Row, 1984.

New York makes one think of the collapse of civilization, about Sodom and Gomorrah, the end of the world. The end wouldn't come as a surprise here. Many people already bank on it.

Saul Bellow

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Topic

Decline of New York City New York City

Speaker

Uncle Sammler

Author

Saul Bellow

Source

Mr. Sammler's Planet

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Bellow, Saul. Mr. Sammler's Planet. Viking Press, 1970, pt. 6.