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The Victim

By: Saul Bellow
Narrated by: Joe Barrett
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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.

©1947 Saul Bellow (P)2012 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction

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“A kind of Dostoyevskian nightmare…written with unusual power and insight.” ( New York Times)
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Brilliant writing, both gripping and thought provoking. A great narration from one of my favourite narrators. Highly recommended.

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