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Bernard Malamud
The fixer
by Bernard Malamud
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205 editions published between 1966 and 2007 in 24 languages and held by 3,982 libraries worldwide In Tsarist Russia, Yakov is accused of a ritual murder he did not commit.
The natural
by Bernard Malamud
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167 editions published between 1952 and 2009 in 10 languages and held by 3,870 libraries worldwide Now an American baseball hero and a winner after a dark period, Roy finds the woman he thought he had lost. But his is up against corrupter's, seducers, and glory destroyers. And he has to win the toughest game of his life.
The assistant
by Bernard Malamud
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220 editions published between 1957 and 2007 in 25 languages and held by 2,949 libraries worldwide A struggling neighborhood Jewish grocer takes on a helper who falls in love with his daughter and steals from his store.
Dubin's lives
by Bernard Malamud
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72 editions published between 1977 and 2004 in 17 languages and held by 2,519 libraries worldwide A prize-winning biographer, in late middle age, becomes obsessed with seeking love, youth, adventure, greater accomplishment, and his secret self to the determinant of his career and family.
The tenants
by Bernard Malamud
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83 editions published between 1971 and 2003 in 13 languages and held by 2,461 libraries worldwide "The sole tenant in a run-down tenement, Harry Lesser is struggling to finish a novel, but his solitary pursuit of the sublime grows complicated when Willie Spearmint, a black writer ambivalent toward Jews, moves in to the building. Harry and Willie are artistic rivals and unwilling neighbors, and their uneasy peace is disturbed by the presence of Willie's white girlfriend, Irene, and the landlord Levenspiel's attempts to evict both men and demolish the building. This novel's conflict, current then, is perennial now: it reveals the slippery nature of the human condition, and the human capacity for violence and undoing."--BOOK JACKET.
The magic barrel
by Bernard Malamud
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144 editions published between 1950 and 2007 in 16 languages and held by 2,436 libraries worldwide Short stories.
The stories of Bernard Malamud
by Bernard Malamud
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21 editions published between 1982 and 1988 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,063 libraries worldwide A collection of short stories by the twentieth century American author.
A new life
by Bernard Malamud
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115 editions published between 1961 and 2007 in 17 languages and held by 2,048 libraries worldwide Bearded 30-year-old with a burdensome past comes to a small town in the Pacific Northwest to live a new life as a college professor.
God's grace
by Bernard Malamud
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50 editions published between 1982 and 2005 in 15 languages and held by 2,007 libraries worldwide In his final novel, the acclaimed novelist spins an apocalyptic tale that recounts the experiences of Calvin Cohn, who, through a divine slip, is the only human being left alive after the apocalypse.
Idiots first
by Bernard Malamud
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101 editions published between 1963 and 2002 in 12 languages and held by 1,955 libraries worldwide Short stories and a scene from a play.
Pictures of Fidelman; an exhibition
by Bernard Malamud
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61 editions published between 1969 and 2002 in 11 languages and held by 1,789 libraries worldwide Six memorable episodes in the life of a man trying to achieve fulfillment as an artist.
Rembrandt's hat
by Bernard Malamud
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57 editions published between 1968 and 2010 in 11 languages and held by 1,745 libraries worldwide
The complete stories
by Bernard Malamud
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16 editions published between 1997 and 1999 in English and held by 1,533 libraries worldwide More than 50 stories on the Jewish experience this century. They chronicle the lives of Old Country ancestors, refugees, immigrants or just simple wanderers like the anti- hero Fidelman. The settings are on both sides of the Atlantic.
The people, and uncollected stories
by Bernard Malamud
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23 editions published between 1989 and 2002 in 5 languages and held by 1,362 libraries worldwide Includes Malamud's novel," The People, which was left unfinished at the time of his death in 1986, with the text presented as the author left it, as well as fourteen previously uncollected stories. Set in the nineteenth century, "The People has as its hero a Jewish peddler who is adopted as chief by an Indian tribe in the Pacific Northwest.
A Malamud reader
by Bernard Malamud
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9 editions published between 1967 and 1978 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,225 libraries worldwide This volume presents between the covers of a single book the range and scope of one of the most distinguished writers in America.
Talking horse : Bernard Malamud on life and work
by Bernard Malamud
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9 editions published between 1996 and 1997 in English and held by 717 libraries worldwide Bernard Malamud, author of such acclaimed novels as The Fixer and The Natural and winner of two National Book Awards and a Pulitzer Prize, is widely recognized as one of the most important and enduring of American writers. Yet because he was intensely private about the way he worked, few readers are aware of his extraordinarily prolific expression of his commitment to the writing process. Including a wealth of never-before-published material, Talking Horse is designed to provide writers with insights into the way a master thought about and practiced his craft. This unique collection includes speeches, interviews, lesson plans, essays, and a series of previously unpublished notes on the nature of fiction, all of which offer an unparalleled look at the writing life. Each section of the book includes a headnote by Nicholas Delbanco or Alan Cheuse.
Conversations with Bernard Malamud
by Bernard Malamud
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6 editions published in 1991 in English and held by 406 libraries worldwide
The natural
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15 editions published between 1974 and 2002 in 3 languages and held by 377 libraries worldwide Nothing was going to stop Roy Hobbs from fulfilling his boyhood dream of baseball stardom. As a 14-year old he fashions a baseball bat from an oak tree. He soon impresses major league scouts with his ability. His talent also catches the eye of a sportswriter who eventually becomes instrumental in Hobbs' career. The appearance of a mysterious woman, however, shatters his dream. Years later Hobbs reappears as a rookie for the New York Knights and has an opportunity to share in their race for the pennant.
The best American short stories 1973 : and the yearbook of the American short story
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2 editions published in 1973 in English and held by 197 libraries worldwide
Kim of Korea
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3 editions published between 1955 and 1967 in English and held by 153 libraries worldwide Kim, a ten-year-old orphan, travels from Seoul to Inchon in search of an American soldier who has promised to adopt him and takehim to America. He has never been away from his little hill town, and he has many adventures on the way. more
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Fidelman, Arthur.
Lumn, Peter
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Malamud, Bernard
Маламуд, Бернард
מלמוד, ברנארד
מלמוד, ברנרד 玛拉末, 伯纳德מלמוד, ברנרד מלמוד, ברנארד バーナード・マラマッド มาลามัด, เบอร์นาร์ด Маламуд, Бернард Languages
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