Read Sections I and II
Content Summary for Teachers
Section I
Upon learning that his second wife plans to divorce him, Moses Herzog begins a letter writing campaign, sharing his thoughts and frustrations with a wide range of recipients. These recipients range from people in his life, such as his onetime friend Valentine Gersbach, for whom Herzog’s wife has left him, to famous people living and dead.
Herzog writes from his home in the Berkshires, which he bought as an attempt to appease his wife Madeline. When the move to the country left her unhappy, Herzog left his tenured position as a professor of literature to move to Chicago. Herzog also secured work for Gersbach and his wife...
