The novel opens with Herzog in his house in Ludeyville, a (fictional) town in the Berkshires in western Massachusetts. The plans were a ruse, and shortly after arriving in Chicago, Madeleine throws Herzog out and attempts to have him committed to an asylum. While still married, Madeleine convinced Herzog to move her and their daughter Junie to Chicago, and to arrange for Gersbach and his wife, Phoebe, to move as well. Herzog's second wife Madeleine has recently left him for Valentine Gersbach, who Herzog considered a close friend. The one common thread is that Herzog is always expressing disappointment, either his own in the failings of others or their words, or apologizing for the way he has disappointed others. These letters are aimed at friends, family members, and famous figures, including recipients who are dead or who Herzog never knew. Herzog spends much of his time mentally writing letters he never sends. He has two estranged children, one by each wife, and is in a relationship with a vibrant woman, Ramona, but finds himself running away from commitment. Herzog who, at the age of forty-seven, is having a midlife crisis following his second divorce. The novel follows five days in the life of Moses E. In 2005, Time magazine named it one of the 100 best novels in the English language since Time 's founding in 1923. National Book Award for Fiction and the Prix International. Herzog is a 1964 novel by Saul Bellow, composed in part of letters from the protagonist Moses E.
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