He's the former teacher of the narrator's second wife, Rosamund, and is based on the author's deceased friend Allan Bloom.
This fictional character believes that civilization consists of a dialectic between Jerusalem and Athens, an idea taken from this character's teacher Dr. Davarr. This character's lover uncovers a swindler in Singapore who attempts to sell a fake $2,500 Lanvin jacket to this character, who speaks with young black men on the streets about Ferragamo and tailored suits and habitually chain-smokes in a silk robe. This character is encouraged by the narrator to write a book exhorting the soul "to seek its missing half" and denouncing (*) rock music. This character lives in an apartment building called The Alhambra with his young boyfriend, Nikki. He's the former teacher of the narrator's second wife, Rosamund, and is based on the author's deceased friend Allan Bloom. For 10 points, name this aging professor and protagonist of Saul Bellow's final novel.
This fictional character believes that civilization consists of a dialectic between Jerusalem and Athens, an idea taken from this character's teacher Dr. Davarr.
Abe Ravelstein [accept either underlined portion]