num_pages: 352
description: An alternate cover edition of this ISBN can be found here.The most exuberant and funny of all Bellow’s novels, Henderson the Rain King remained the author’s personal favorite. Its outsized hero, Eugene Henderson, a mountain of a man, a millionaire, the father of many, remains adrift. Aggrieved, worn-out, all but defeated he longs to set things straight. Following the promptings of his unforgettable inner voice—“I want, I want, I want”—our hero finds himself in Africa. Henderson makes his way into a mythic sun-baked interior, where among exotic tribes he finds fellow seekers, teachers and soulmates. Whether blowing up a cistern full of frogs or learning to walk without fear among the lions, soulful, zany Henderson intends to burst his “spirit’s sleep.”
language: English
title: Henderson the Rain King
titlecomplete: Henderson the Rain King (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)
characters: Romilayu, Eugene Henderson, King Dahfu
genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, 20th Century, Classics, The United States Of America, Nobel Prize, American, Africa, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 15181
places: Africa
awards: awardedAt: -315590400000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: Penguin Books