More Die of Heartbreak
Author: Saul Bellow
Kenneth Trachtenberg, the witty and eccentric narrator of More Die of Heartbreak, has left his native Paris for the Midwest. He has come to be near his beloved uncle, the world-renowned botanist Benn Crader, self-described ‘plant visionary.’ While his studies take him around the world, Benn, a restless spirit, has not been able to satisfy his longings after his first marri….Read More
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