Tag: Heidegger

  • Goldstein’s Novels of Ideas: Saul Bellow’s Herzog

    Goldstein’s Novels of Ideas: Saul Bellow’s Herzog

    This piece completes a series of reviews highlighting philosopher-novelist Rebecca Newberger Goldstein’s list of the best “novels of ideas”. Saul Bellow’s Herzog (1964) was ranked first on her list. Herzog is an excellent contender for the top position on a list of novels of ideas. It was instantly heralded as a literary “masterpiece” when it…