num_pages: 371
description: This is the story of Moses Herzog, a great sufferer, joker, mourner, and charmer. Although his life steadily disintegrates around him - he has failed as a writer and teacher, as a father, and has lost the affection of his wife to his best friend - Herzog sees himself as a survivor, both of his private disasters and those of the age. He writes unsent letters to friends and enemies, colleagues and famous people, revealing his wry perception of the world around him, and the innermost secrets of his heart.
language: English
title: Herzog
titlecomplete: Herzog
characters: Moses Elkanah Herzog, Gersbach, Harvey Simkin, Ramona (Herzog), Madeleine (Herzog), Himmelstein, Miss Schwartz, June Herzog
genres: Jewish, 20th Century, American, Nobel Prize, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Classics, Fiction, Modern Classics
ratings_count: 21138
places: Massachusetts
awards: awardedAt: -157737600000
name: National Book Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: -157737600000
name: Premio Formentor de las Letras
category: International
publisher: Penguin Classics