August 1974 Issue [Article] Machines and storybooks Download PDF Adjust Share by Saul Bellow, Subscribe or log in to continue reading. Tags 20th century Art and technology History and criticism James Joyce Literature Literature and science Science and the arts Technology and civilization More from Saul Bellow The Sharp Edge of Life By Saul Bellow, from a previously unpublished essay written in 1951 and included in There Is Simply Too Much to Think About: Collected Nonfiction, edited by Benjamin Taylor and out… The view from intensive care Wraparound Adjust Share