num_pages: 536
description: A penniless and parentless Chicago boy growing up in the Great Depression, Augie March drifts through life latching onto a wild succession of occupations, including butler, thief, dog-washer, sailor and salesman. He is a ‘born recruit’, easily influenced by others who try and mould his destiny. Not until he tangles with the glamorous Thea, a huntress with a trained eagle, can he attempt to break free. A modern day Everyman on an odyssey in search of reality and identity, Augie March is the star performer in Bellow’s exuberant, richly observed human variety show.
language: English
title: The Adventures of Augie March
titlecomplete: The Adventures of Augie March
characters: Mrs. Renling, Augie March, Grandma Lausch, Charlotte Magnus, Thea Fenchel, Arthur Einhorn, Mimi Villars, Lucy Magnus, William Einhorn, Simon March, Clem Tambow, Kayo Obermark, Manny Padilla, Mintouchian
genres: Fiction, American, Jewish, Literature, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Literary Fiction, Audiobook
ratings_count: 17892
places: Paris, Chicago, Illinois, Mexico
awards: awardedAt: -504892800000
name: National Book Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Penguin Books Ltd