A Theft - Plot

Plot

Clara Velde is a successful fashion writer in New York City and the star of the story. The book's title refers to the disappearance of Clara's prized emerald ring. Clara associates the ring with her love for the Washington, D.C. politico Ithiel and with her own professional and personal power. The ring's apparent theft leads Clara into a series of psychological crises and forces her to confront a long-buried complex of interpersonal issues.

Works by Saul Bellow

Bibliography

Novels and Novellas	Dangling Man The Victim The Adventures of Augie March Seize the Day Henderson the Rain King Herzog Mr. Sammler's Planet Humboldt's Gift The Dean's December More Die of Heartbreak A Theft The Bellarosa Connection The Actual Ravelstein

Short stories	"Looking for Mr. Green" "The Gonzaga Manuscripts" "A Father-To-Be" "Leaving the Yellow House" "The Old System" "Mosby's Memoirs" "Zetland: By a Character Witness" "A Silver Dish" "Him with His Foot in His Mouth" "Cousins" "What Kind of Day Did You Have?" "By the St. Lawrence" "Something to Remember Me By"

Short story collections	Mosby's Memoirs and Other Stories Him with His Foot in His Mouth and Other Stories Something to Remember Me By: Three Tales Collected Stories

Non-fiction	To Jerusalem and Back It All Adds Up

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