Dangling Man - Penguin Classics Author:Saul Bellow Expecting to be inducted into the army, Joseph has given up his job and carefully prepared for his departure to the battlefront. When a series of mix-ups delays his induction, he finds himself facing a year of idleness. Bellow's first novel documents Joseph's psychological reaction to his inactivity while war rages around him and his une... more »asy insights into the nature of freedom and choice.