Herzog
Characters:
- Moses E. Herzog
- Ramona
- Madeline
- Junie
- Valentine
- Phoebe Gersbach
Summary:
- Moses E. Herzog is emerging from his second divorce. His career as a writer and academic has floundered and he is currently in a relationship with a vibrant woman, Ramona, but finds himself running away from commitment.
- Madeleine, his second wife, convinced Moses to move her and their daughter Junie to Chicago. However, this was a ruse, as Madeleine was merely carrying an affair behind his back with her best friend, Valentine. Madeline throws Herzog out and attempts to have him committed to an asylum.
- Herzog spends his time mentally writing letter he never sends. These letters are aimed at friends, family and famous figures.
Seize the Day
Characters:
- Wilhelm Adler (Tommy Wilhelm)
- Dr. Tamkin
Summary:
- Wilhelm Adler is a non-religious Jewish New Yorker in his mid forties having a midlife crisis.
- He is financially irresponsible and leaves his family.
- He falls for a con-artist, a shady psychologist named Dr. Tamkin.
- Tamkin puts Tommy's money into the commodities market but Tamkin and the money disappear when it becomes clear that Tommy's father won't be supplying any more money for speculation.
Henderson the Rain King
Characters:
- Eugene Henderson
- Dahfu
Summary:
- Eugene Henderson is an unhappy millionaire and pig farmer who is searching for meaning and purpose in his life.
- His desperation at home brings him on a pilgrimage to Africa where he hopes to find a new meaning to his seemingly lacking life.
- After his first native encounter ends in disaster, he arrives in a new village that declares him Rain King.
- With a newfound friendship with the native king, Dahfu, Henderson is brought unwillingly into the king's ritualistic search of a lion thought to be the reincarnation of his predecessor.
- Henderson eventually returns, planning on becoming a doctor.
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