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David Herman
Saul Bellow

Thursday 11.06.2026

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This lecture starts on 11 June at 7:00pm (UK).

Summary

Saul Bellow (1915–2005) was one of the greatest Jewish-American writers of the 20th century. A masterful short story writer, he is perhaps best known for novels like The Adventures of Augie March, Herzog, and Mr. Sammler’s Planet. Set in Chicago and New York in the 1950s and 1960s, these classics combined central European modernism with Jewish and American rhythms.
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David Herman

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David Herman is a freelance writer based in London. Over the past 20 years he has written almost a thousand articles, essays, and reviews on Jewish history and literature for publications including the Jewish Chronicle, the Jewish Quarterly, Jewish Renaissance, the Guardian, the New Statesman, and Prospect. He has taught courses on Jewish culture for the London Jewish Cultural Centre and JW3. He is a regular contributor to Jewish Book Week, the Association of Jewish Refugees, and the Insiders/Outsiders Festival on the contribution of Jewish refugees to British culture.
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