Bozeman Magazine

Mr. Sammler’s Planet by Saul Bellow 

Saturday, September 16 at 10:15 AM, Bozeman Public Library 2nd floor Ponderosa room

Mr. Sammler’s Planet  is a 1970 novel by the American author Saul Bellow. It won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1971. Mr. Sammler’s Planet is the story of an elderly Holocaust survivor adrift in a sea of moral ambiguity and inconsistency in the turbulence of late 1960s New York. One day he witnesses a well-dressed pickpocket plying his trade; a series of interactions with the thief follow. His emotionally unstable daughter has stolen an important manuscript that was written by Sammler’s colleague, Dr. Govinda Lal, which explores establishing a utopian community on the Moon. Meanwhile, Dr. Elya Gruner, Sammler’s dear friend and emotional anchor, lies in a hospital, close to death. 

This title is available to borrow as an audiobook with no waiting or holds on hoopla.

The Classic Literature Book Club focuses on literature that has withstood the test of time and continues to be relevant. If you always wanted to read, and discuss such books, the Classic Literature Book Club might be the book club for you. We meet on the third Saturday of the month from 10:15 until noon in the 2nd floor Ponderosa room at Bozeman Public Library. 

Contact Jan Light for more information.