Dell Paperbacks released a revised edition of the novel in 1966. The revised edition is credited to William Saroyan, with several substantial edits that reduce the story to 192 pages.[3]
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The Question and Answer section for The Human Comedy is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
I'm not sure what you mean by the reactions of the family's reactions to Marcus' death, as Homer (and Tobey) are the only ones to know the truth.
I'm not sure about local colr, but the ideas and concepts Saroyan expresses as an author are directly related to his own experiences as a child. He'd lived in an orphanage and has always felt abandoned; his greatest desire was to be...
In The Human Comedy, Saroyan tells the story of a young Homer, who is assigned to deliver a telegram announcing the death of a soldier. Homer is forced to witness the effects of the reality of death on the lady, Mrs. Rosa Sandoval, to whom he...
