Him With His Foot in His Mouth and Other Stories
by Saul Bellow
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In these short fictions (1984) from Nobel Prize-winning American writer Saul Bellow, ordinary people--except for the fact that they are often intellectuals--struggle to get along in a world of appearances, and to find the truth under the mask. The title story is about a tactless character, Dr. Shawmutt, who has little control over what he says, no matter how offensive--his "handicap" is actually about stripping away deceit and confusion and getting down to life's essentials. Other stories include "Cousins," "A Silver Dish," and "Zetland: By a Character Witness."
Editions of Him With His Foot in His Mouth and Other Stories
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Hardcover |
Publisher Harpercollins |
Date 1984 |
Price $1.00 |
 Used, Good |
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher Pocket Books |
Date 1985 |
Price $1.00 |
Very Good |
Publisher Notes
Stories by the Nobel Prize-winning novelist deal with a divorced woman and her lovers, a bankrupt musicologist, an eccentric young man, a boy and his father, and family relationships.
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