The text discusses the life and work of James Atlas, a literary biographer who delves into his experiences writing biographies of famous figures like Saul Bellow and Delmore Schwartz.

Zachary Leader's biography, "The Life of Saul Bellow: Love and Strife, 1965-2005," delves into the intense adoration and obsession that some fans, like Barney Singer and Louis Gallo, had for Saul Bellow, often mimicking his style and personas from his novels.