Who wrote about the character Augie March?

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Why: This morning I listened to the album Strange Bird by Augie March (the band). That is some sort of literary reference.

Answer: Saul Bellow, aka the only writer who ever won the National Book Award THREE times! The Adventures of Augie March is a picaresque novel about a fellow who grows up during the Great Depression. I'mma read it.

Source: Wikipedia

The More You Know: This is my favorite song on that album. I don't have speakers at my cubicle and haven't actually heard this version, so I hope it doesn't suck:

Update: it doesn't. It's still awesome. The last 30 seconds are the best.