This author of the book Romanticism and Christianity buys clothing in preparation for a trip to Martha's Vineyard, before he writes Tennie about his ex-mother-in-law's divorce from an actor.  Lawyer Sandor Himmelstein had earlier offered him a place to stay after his disastrous experiences with the Freudian Dr. Edvig and the resulting divorce. The ensuing custody fight with Madeleine over their daughter June brings him to Chicago where he visits his stepmother and gets in a car accident. Subsequently, he is arrested for carrying his deceased father's gun. In the police car, he recalls his childhood rape and reflects on his betrayal at the hand of his crippled best friend Valentine Gersbach. For 10 points, name this namesake academic, the protagonist of an epistolary novel by Saul Bellow.
This author of the book Romanticism and Christianity buys clothing in preparation for a trip to Martha's Vineyard, before he writes Tennie about his ex-mother-in-law's divorce from an actor.  Lawyer Sandor Himmelstein had earlier offered him a place to stay after his disastrous experiences with the Freudian Dr. Edvig and the resulting divorce. The ensuing custody fight with Madeleine over their daughter June brings him to Chicago where he visits his stepmother and gets in a car accident. Subsequently, he is arrested for carrying his deceased father's gun. In the police car, he recalls his childhood rape and reflects on his betrayal at the hand of his crippled best friend Valentine Gersbach. For 10 points, name this namesake academic, the protagonist of an epistolary novel by Saul Bellow.
This author of the book Romanticism and Christianity buys clothing in preparation for a trip to Martha's Vineyard, before he writes Tennie about his ex-mother-in-law's divorce from an actor.  
Moses E. Herzog