To cite this article: ZHANG Xianjun. (2021) . City and City Affairs: The American Cities in Saul Bellow􀆳s Works. Asia-Pa• cific Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 01:3, 139-148, DOI:10.53789 / j.1653-0465.2021.0103.015 To link to this article: https: / / doi.org / 10.53789 / j.1653-0465.2021.0103.015 Abstract: A city is a collection of buildings and a multiple complex of geographical space, political and cultural space, and the people􀆳s daily living space. As a scholarly writer, Saul

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... low has a clear mind. Instead of regarding the city as a dangerous place like 19th-century writers, he integrates the real city with the literary one. He not only describes the cities with geographical and spatial structure, the cities with political and cultural symbols, as well as the life scenes of American cities -Chicago and New York. It is through people􀆳s activities and events in the city to trigger people􀆳s indepth thinking modern urban problems caused by activities and events of people in the cities, guiding them to take steps to solve the ailments of the cities that cause " urban sorrow" . Keywords: American literature; Saul Bellow; city of literature Notes on the contributor: ZHANG Xianjun holds a doctoral degree in literature. He works in Neijiang Normal U• niversity. His academic interest lies in literary theory, comparative literature, and world literature.