The Actual (novel)

The Victim
1st edition cover
Author(s)	Saul Bellow
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	Novel
Publisher	Viking Press
Publication date	1997
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
ISBN	0670860751
OCLC Number	36017249
Dewey Decimal	813/.52 21
LC Classification	PS3503.E4488 A63 1997
Preceded by	The Bellarosa Connection
Followed by	Ravelstein

The Actual is a 1997 novel by the American author Saul Bellow.

Plot synopsis

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 (perhaps inspired by Sheldon Adelson). Sigmund aims to bring Harry together with Harry's childhood sweetheart, Amy Wustrin.

Adaptations

In 2009, Audible.com produced an audio version of The Actual, narrated by A. C. Fellner, as part of its Modern Vanguard line of audiobooks.

Works by Saul Bellow

Bibliography

Novels and Novellas	Dangling Man The Victim The Adventures of Augie March Seize the Day Henderson the Rain King Herzog Mr. Sammler's Planet Humboldt's Gift The Dean's December More Die of Heartbreak A Theft The Bellarosa Connection The Actual Ravelstein

Short stories	"Looking for Mr. Green" "The Gonzaga Manuscripts" "A Father-To-Be" "Leaving the Yellow House" "The Old System" "Mosby's Memoirs" "Zetland: By a Character Witness" "A Silver Dish" "Him with His Foot in His Mouth" "Cousins" "What Kind of Day Did You Have?" "By the St. Lawrence" "Something to Remember Me By"

Short story collections	Mosby's Memoirs and Other Stories Him with His Foot in His Mouth and Other Stories Something to Remember Me By: Three Tales Collected Stories

Non-fiction	To Jerusalem and Back It All Adds Up