Herzog by Saul Bellow My rating: 5 of 5 stars Bellow wrote things in the 1960s one couldn’t write now, without howls of protest, more’s the pity. Here’s an example: ‘”My childhood was a grotesque nightmare,” [Madeleine] went on. “I was bullied, assaulted, ab-ab-ab … ” she stammered. ‘”Abused?” ‘She nodded. She had told [Herzog]

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