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Saul Bellow (née Solomon Bellows)

Memorial Page for Saul Bellow (née Solomon Bellows)

Jun 10, 1915 – Apr 5, 2005(89 years)Died in:Brookline, Norfolk County

Canadian-American writer

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Awards(7)

Nobel Prize in LiteratureGuggenheim FellowshipNational Medal of ArtsNational Book Award for FictionPulitzer Prize for FictionSt. Louis Literary AwardPEN/Malamud Award

Spouse(1)

Alexandra Bellow

Education(6)

University of Wisconsin–MadisonUniversity of ChicagoNorthwestern UniversityRoberto Clemente Community AcademyCamp B'nai BrithWeinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Saul Bellow (* June 10, 1915 in Lachine; † April 5, 2005 in Brookline) was a canadian-American writer. He was 89 years old. He was married to Alexandra Bellow. His education included University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Chicago, Northwestern University, Roberto Clemente Community Academy, Camp B'nai Brith and Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. His faith was Judaism. He received 7 awards, including Nobel Prize in Literature, Guggenheim Fellowship. He was buried at Brattleboro.

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Born in Lachine, Quebec

1915

University of Chicago

1933

Guggenheim Fellowship

1948

National Book Award for Fiction

1954

The Adventures of Augie March

National Book Award for Fiction

1965

Herzog

National Book Award for Fiction

1971

Mr. Sammler's Planet

Married Alexandra Bellow

1974

until 1985

Nobel Prize in Literature

1976

Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

1976

Humboldt's Gift

St. Louis Literary Award

1986

PEN/Malamud Award

1989

Died in Brookline, Norfolk County

2005

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Saul Bellow (née Solomon Bellows). Forever remembered.