The Adventures of Augie March Resources

Need a link to the first lines of Augie March? The Chicago Tribune is here to oblige.

The entry in the Encyclopedia Britannica on Saul Bellow, because why not.

A page on the New York Times website with links to book reviews, articles, and interviews with none other the Saul Bellow himself. The Saul Bellow.

Robert Gorham Davis reviews the novel in the most famous of newspapers. He emphasizes Augie's quest for self-understanding, love, and distinctiveness. What about Grandma?!

Augie might never have found greatness, but TIME Magazine sees greatness in his adventures.

PBS highlights The Adventures of Augie March in its series on the American novel. Shmoop's a sucker for public broadcasting.

In this article in The Chicago Tribune, culture critic Julia Keller examines the depiction of the Windy City in Saul Bellow's classic novel. Just wait until you hear what she has to say.

The New Yorker revisits Saul Bellow's first novels, including Augie March, and includes a solid analysis of the novel's closing symbolism.

The Paris Review interviews our esteemed author.

A video Saul Bellow reading an essay of his on Book TV (C-Span 2, everyone's favorite channel).

A video interview with our author by the Films for the Humanities and Sciences—you get a feel for his personality and basic approaches to writing.

Writer Christopher Hitchens, who wrote to the introduction to one of the editions of Augie March, presented on Bellow in 2007. It was legendary.

The author reads from one of his works and discusses the craft of writing. It's surprisingly similar to the craft of quilting. Just kidding. Maybe…

Saul Bellow won the Nobel Prize. You can hear his speech here.

The culture critic of The New York Times talks about the career of Saul Bellow.

You can see the book's cover art here.