The Actual (novel)

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Title The Victim
Author Saul Bellow
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Novel
Publisher
Released 1997
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
ISBN NA
Preceded by The Bellarosa Connection
Followed by Ravelstein

The Actual is a 1997 novel by the American author Saul Bellow. Like most of Bellow's fiction, the story centers on the lives of a group of passionate and anxious people living in Chicago. Harry Trellman has formed a friendship with the fabulously wealthy Sigmund Adletsky. Sigmund aims to bring Harry together with Harry's childhood sweetheart, Amy Wustrin.