It doesn't even require discussion. It means that there is an implicit knowledge — very ancient if not eternal — which human beings really share and that if they based their relationships on that knowledge existence could be transformed." References External links Profile of Saul Bellow at the Nobel Prize website Saul Bellow Society 1970 American novels Novels by Saul Bellow Novels set in New York City Works originally published in The Atlantic (magazine) National Book Award for Fiction winning works Viking Press books