Humboldt's Gift by Saul Bellow 索尔-贝娄著 《洪堡的礼物》

Formanyyears,thegreatpoetVonHumboldtFleisherandCharlieCitrine,ayoungmaninflamedwithaloveforliterature,werethebestoffriends.Atthetimeofhisdeath,however,Humboldtisafailure,andCharlie'slifehasreachedalowpoint:hiscareerisatastandstill,andhe'senmeshedinanacrimoniousdivorce,infatuatedwithahighlyunsuitableyoungwomanandinvolvedwithaneuroticmafioso.AndthenHumboldtactsfrombeyondthegrave,bestowinguponCharlieanunexpectedlegacythatmayjusthelphimturnhislifearound.