The Victim

In this unique noir masterpiece by the incomparable Saul Bellow, a young man is sucked into the mysterious, heat-filled vortex of New York City.

Asa Leventhal, a temporary bachelor with his wife away on a visit to her mother, attempts to find relief from a Gotham heat wave only to be accosted in the park by a down-at-the-heels stranger who accuses Leventhal of ruining his life. Unable to shake the stranger, Leventhal is led by his own self-doubts and suspicions into a nightmare of paranoia and fear.

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The Victim

In this unique noir masterpiece by the incomparable Saul Bellow, a young man is sucked into the mysterious, heat-filled vortex of New York City.

Asa Leventhal, a temporary bachelor with his wife away on a visit to her mother, attempts to find relief from a Gotham heat wave only to be accosted in the park by a down-at-the-heels stranger who accuses Leventhal of ruining his life. Unable to shake the stranger, Leventhal is led by his own self-doubts and suspicions into a nightmare of paranoia and fear.

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The Victim

The Victim

by Saul Bellow

Narrated by Joe Barrett

Unabridged — 9 hours, 32 minutes

The Victim

The Victim

by Saul Bellow

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Unabridged — 9 hours, 32 minutes

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Overview

In this unique noir masterpiece by the incomparable Saul Bellow, a young man is sucked into the mysterious, heat-filled vortex of New York City.

Asa Leventhal, a temporary bachelor with his wife away on a visit to her mother, attempts to find relief from a Gotham heat wave only to be accosted in the park by a down-at-the-heels stranger who accuses Leventhal of ruining his life. Unable to shake the stranger, Leventhal is led by his own self-doubts and suspicions into a nightmare of paranoia and fear.


Editorial Reviews

Anita Brookner

Anything by Beller is worth a dozen other novels. -- The Spectator

V. S. Pritchett

The best novel to come out of America - or England - for a generation. -- The New York Review of Books

From the Publisher

By the Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature

“A kind of Dostoyevskian nightmare…written with unusual power and insight.” –The New York Times

Product Details

BN ID: 2940169914450
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Publication date: 01/19/2012
Edition description: Unabridged
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