American · 1915–2005
Saul Bellow won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1976 for "the human understanding and subtle analysis of contemporary culture that are combined in his work." The American author won three National Book Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for "Humboldt's Gift" (1976). "The Adventures of Augie March" (1953) declared American prose could match any ambition; "Herzog" (1964) gave voice to intellectual crisis. Bellow wrote sentences that think out loud.