Henderson the Rain King
American novelist, 1915–2005. Won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1954, 1965 and 1971 and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1976.
Henderson the Rain King is a 1959 novel by Saul Bellow. It was shortlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction in 1960.
On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Saul Bellow
- First published
- 1959
- Length
- 336 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- National Book Award for Fiction shortlist, 1960
- Genre
- Comic novels and satire, Adventure, Philosophical
Is Henderson the Rain King worth reading?
2 of the 17 best-of lists it could have made include it: 100 Best Novels (board's list) (Modern Library) and the National Book Award for Fiction.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| 100 Best Novels (board's list) (Modern Library, 1998) | No. 21 | See the list |
| National Book Award for Fiction (winners and finalists) (National Book Foundation, 1960) | Shortlist | See the list |
Best edition of Henderson the Rain King
The edition we link to is the Penguin Classics paperback (2007), 336 pages.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics (paperback, 2007)
- Pages
- 336
- ISBN
- 9780141188805
How critics, prizes and readers rate Henderson the Rain King
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 33% of the points available on prize lists, against 11% on critics' lists and 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
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