Diana Trilling Reviewing the Forties (1974)
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It is a special pleasure for a reviewer who did not admire Saul Bellow's first novel, Dangling Man, to report of his second, The Victim, that it is not only in every way a striking advance over its predecessor but also hard to match in recent fiction for brilliance, skill, and originality.
— Diana Trilling on Saul Bellow
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About Diana Trilling
Diana Trilling (nÊe Rubin; July 21, 1905 â October 23, 1996) was an American literary critic and author, one of a group of left-wing writers informally known as the New York Intellectuals.
About Diana Trilling
Diana Trilling (nÊe Rubin; July 21, 1905 â October 23, 1996) was an American literary critic and author, one of a group of left-wing writers informally known as the New York Intellectuals.
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