Saul Bellow
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- proper noun
- /sɔl ˈbɛloʊ/
- Saul Bellow won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1976 for his powerful novels.
Examples
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Her thesis explored the influence of Saul Bellow on modern American fiction.
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Did you read Saul Bellow's novel 'Herzog'?
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Many critics consider Saul Bellow one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century.
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Many consider Saul Bellow to be one of the greatest American novelists.
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Saul Bellow won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1976 for his powerful novels.
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Her thesis explored the influence of Saul Bellow on modern American fiction.
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Many critics consider Saul Bellow one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Saul + Bellow
This is a proper name (a personal name) rather than a compositional phrase, so the meanings of the constituent tokens do not convey the referent or occupation. A B1 learner who knows the individual words would not be able to infer that Saul Bellow is a specific author or his biographical details without prior exposure, making the expression non-compositional and language-specific.
Etymology
Saul Bellow was a Canadian-born American 'writer' known for powerful novels about city life and thoughtful, often troubled characters. Because his books changed how people wrote about modern life and he won the 'Nobel Prize' in 1976, his name now stands for a major figure in modern American literature.