索尔·贝娄是美国20世纪最具影响力的犹太作家。《雨王亨德森》是贝娄的代表作之一,小说讲述了美国富翁亨德森不堪忍受精神的极度空虚和对死亡的恐惧而走进非洲内陆的原始部落寻找自我的故事。这部小说的主题涉及对人类的命运、人 Saul Bellow is one of the most influential Jewish writers of the 20th century in the United States. “Rain King Henderson” is one of Bellow’s masterpieces. The novel tells the story of the unbearable extreme depravity of the rich of the United States and his fear of death, while the primitive tribes entering the interior of Africa look for themselves. The theme of this novel deals with the fate of mankind