Henderson the Rain King
  • Published:
    Mar-1959
  • Formats:
    Print / eBook / Audio
  • Main Genre:
    General Fiction
  • Pages:
    352
  • Age Level:
    18 & up
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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.”
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    •  
    • Jan-1965
    • Penguin
    • Paperback
    • ISBN: 0140042296
    • ISBN13: 9780140042290
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    • Jan-1965
    • Penguin
    • Paperback
    • ISBN: 0670001708
    • ISBN13: 9780670001705
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    • Nov-1976
    • Avon
    • Paperback
    • ISBN: 0380008327
    • ISBN13: 9780380008322
    •  
    • Apr-1984
    • Penguin
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 0140072691
    • ISBN13: 9780140072693
    •  
    • Jun-1996
    • Penguin
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 0140189424
    • ISBN13: 9780140189421
    •  
    • Nov-2007
    • Penguin (UK)
    • Paperback
    • ISBN: 0141188804
    • ISBN13: 9780141188805
    •  
    • Mar-1959
    • Viking
    • Hardcover
    • ISBN: 0670366552
    • ISBN13: 9780670366552
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    • Jun-1996
    • Turtleback Books
    • Hardcover
    • ISBN: 0606311815
    • ISBN13: 9780606311816
    • Library Binding
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    • Aug-1998
    • Random House (UK)
    • Hardcover
    • ISBN: 0436039559
    • ISBN13: 9780436039553
    •  
    • Dec-2012
    • Turtleback Books
    • Hardcover
    • ISBN: 0613172744
    • ISBN13: 9780613172745
    • Library Binding
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    • Mar-2013
    • Odyssey Editions
    • eBook (Kindle)
    •  
    • Apr-2013
    • Odyssey Editions
    • eBook
    • ISBN: 1623730074
    • ISBN13: 9781623730079
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    • Nov-1986
    • DH Audio
    • Audio Cassette
    • ISBN: 0886461596
    • ISBN13: 9780886461591
    •  
    • Jul-2009
    • Brilliance Audio
    • MP3 CD
    • ISBN: 142339352X
    • ISBN13: 9781423393528
    •  
    • Jul-2009
    • Brilliance Audio
    • MP3 CD
    • ISBN: 1423393511
    • ISBN13: 9781423393511
    •  
    • Jul-2009
    • Brilliance Audio
    • Audio CD
    • ISBN: 142339349X
    • ISBN13: 9781423393498
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    • Jul-2009
    • Brilliance Audio
    • Audio CD
    • ISBN: 1423393503
    • ISBN13: 9781423393504



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