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Here, collected in one volume and chosen by the author himself, are favorites such as "What Kind of Day Did You Have?", "Leaving the Yellow House", and a previously uncollected piece, "By the St. Lawrence". With his larger-than-life characters, irony, wisdom, and unique humor, Bellow presents a sharp, rich, and funny world that is infinitely surprising. With a preface by Janice Bellow and an introduction by James Wood, this is a collection to treasure for longtime Saul Bellow fans and an excellent introduction for new listeners.

"Narrator Laurence Dobiesz’s reading is unhurried, almost leisurely, as he savors Amis’ wicked stylistic virtuosity and his dark humorous portraits of characters." —Booklist A wry, incisive satire of envy and ambition following a failed novelist’s absurd quest to sabotage his more...