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Classics · LightEugene Henderson, rich and restless, travels to Africa to find out what an inner voice keeps saying it wants
Henderson the Rain King
by Saul Bellow
1959341 pagesModerate readSteady pace
★ Modern Library 100 Best Novels (editors' list, 1998), No. 21
A wealthy, restless American goes to Africa to learn what he is missing
Eugene Henderson is a wealthy, middle-aged American. Despite his wealth, status and physical strength he feels restless and unfulfilled, and an inner voice keeps insisting that he wants something. The story begins in the United States, and he travels to Africa hoping to discover what he wants. Viking Press published it in 1959.
More about this book
Who
Eugene Henderson, a wealthy, middle-aged American.
World
The United States, then Africa.
What makes it different
The hero's quest is driven by an inner voice that says only "I want."
Feel
Comic and searching.
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Further reading
- Henderson the Rain KingWikipedia