A THEFT by Saul Bellow Penguin; 109 pages; $6.95
When Saul Bellow finished the manuscript of A Theft, he sent it to his agent, who began the process of submitting it to magazines. So far, so ho-hum. Was there an editor on earth who would not preen at the prospect of publishing a novella by the Noble laureate? As it turned out, yes. Two publications, which the agent diplomatically refuses to name, rejected A Theft, saying the piece was too long, although one suggested a reconsideration would be in order if the author agreed to make some cuts. Thoroughly steamed, Bellow...
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