The novel Henderson the Rain King embodies Bellow's philosophical interpretation of life, reality and death by telling a story that Henderson goes to Africa to seek for the significance of life.

通过讲述亨德森为寻求生活的意义而远赴非洲的故事，小说体现了贝娄对人生、现实和死亡的哲学阐释。

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When we arrived, I made a dash from the car through the rain heading for the front door of King's modest home, which was ablaze with lights.

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The notion of modifying the weather dates back at least to the eighteen-thirties, when the American meteorologist James Pollard Espy became known as the Storm King, for his (prescient but widely ridiculed) proposals to stimulate rain by selectively burning forests.

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The king's charisma, intelligence, talents (from playing the saxophone to rain-making, a science in which he holds a European patent) and deep concern for his people's welfare make him adored at home and admired around the world.

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