 First edition | |
| Author | Saul Bellow |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Viking |
Publication date | November 15, 1956[1] |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 128 |
Seize the Day, first published in 1956, is Saul Bellow's fourth novel. It was adapted into the film of the same name.
Synopsis
The story centers on a day in the life of Wilhelm Adler (a.k.a. Tommy Wilhelm), a failed actor in his forties. He is poor, unemployed and separated from his wife (who refuses to agree to a divorce). He is also estranged from his children and his father, a highly regarded former doctor who lives in the same Broadway building.
Wilhelm is immature and lacks insight, which has brought him to failure.
In Seize the Day Wilhelm experiences a day of reckoning as he is forced to examine his life and to accept the "burden of self."
References
- ↑ "Books Today". The New York Times: 32. November 15, 1956.
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