BELLOW SAUL: (1915-2005) Canadian-American writer, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1976. ...

BELLOW SAUL: (1915-2005) Canadian-American writer, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1976. D.S., Saul Bellow, two pages, 4to, n.p., 10th March 1989. The partially printed document, completed in typescript, is a Memorandum of Agreement between Bellow and the publishers Arnoldo Mondadori Editore of Milan, in which the author grants to the publishers the exclusive license to publish an untitled novella in an Italian translation, further stating that the publishers ´agree to publish the said work in a faithful and accurate Italian translation within 12 (twelve) months of the date of delivery and to make payment to the Author as follows: An advance of one hundred ten thousand U. S. Dollars (U.S. $110, 000), payable one-half on signing of this agreement and one-half on delivery of the manuscript on account of the following royalties and against all earnings from subsiduary rights granted to the Publishers under this agreement´ and continuing to outline the various royalty payments and other stipulations including Bellow receiving four free copies of the book on first publication. Signed by Bellow at the conclusion and countersigned by a representative of the Italian publishers. Also initialled by both at the foot of the first page. A few small staple holes to the upper left corner of each page and with some light overall creasing, about VG

Bellow published two novellas in 1989, A Theft and The Bellarosa Connection.