Bellow, Saul | Seize the Day, the author's first work of fiction, signed

Bellow, Saul

Seize the Day. New York: The Viking Press, 1956

8vo. Cloth-backed boards, title stamped to upper cover, lettered in black. Dust jacket; spine sunned, some very minor marginal wear.

First edition, signed by the author on the flyleaf.

Saul Bellow wrote this work about the failed actor, Wilhelm Adler, as his fourth published book. It was his first foray into fiction, and the action takes place in a single day. It was adapted into a film in 1986 with Robin Williams playing the lead.