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Newsgroups: net.books
Title: Saul Bellow - (nf)
Article-I.D.: uiucdcs.1762
Posted: Thu Mar 24 22:37:08 1983
Received: Sat Mar 26 07:16:53 1983

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uicsovax!deb    Mar 24 08:26:00 1983

I just started reading Saul Bellow's "The Dean's December" ... although
I'm not very far into it, it's instantly obvious that his writing style
is very sparse.  I get the same feeling i had when i first listened to
Elvis Costello, Joe Jackson, etc....that i like the uncluttered directness,
but what do i do with my wading boots that i've often had to use to
get through all the (sometimes valid) fully-padded, detailed info that
many contemporary writers offer?

the question: can someone offer brief reviews of Bellow's previous works?
is this a new style for him, or is this his 'tradition'?