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Daunt Books Children's Short Story Competition 2013

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  Henderson the Rain King by Saul Bellow

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  American millionaire Eugene Henderson, on a journey of self-discovery, moves to an imaginary Africa to spend some time immersed in the culture and lifestyle of a local tribe. However, his ability to bring on rain turns him, in the eyes of the tribe, into a messiah. Entertaining, readable, amusing and beautifully written, it is said to be Bellow's own favourite.

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  The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow

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  Both a perfect introduction to Saul Bellow and a snapshot of 1930s Chicago, this is the story of a young Jewish boy growing up in a city stricken by the Great Depression wheeling and dealing his way from one barely legal job to another, falling in love and growing up.

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  To Jerusalem and Back by Saul Bellow

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  Part travelogue and part exploration of what it means to be Jewish, Bellow travels to Jerusalem in the 1970s to interview Israelis from a range of different backgrounds.