Bernard Malamud Books In Order
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The Natural | (1952) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Assistant | (1957) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A New Life | (1961) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Fixer | (1966) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Pictures of Fidelman | (1969) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Tenants | (1971) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dubin's Lives | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
God's Grace | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
The Magic Barrel | (1950) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Selected Stories | (1950) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Idiots First | (1963) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Malamud Reader | (1967) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Penguin Modern Stories 1 | (1969) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rembrandt's Hat | (1973) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Stories of Bernard Malamud | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The People | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Complete Stories | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Publication Order of Best American Short Stories Books
The Best Short Stories of 1915 | (1916) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1916 | (1916) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1917 | (1917) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1918 | (1918) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1919 | (1919) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1921 | (1921) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1922 | (1922) | |
The Best Short Stories of 1923 | (1923) | |
The Best Short Stories 1924 | (1924) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1925 | (1925) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1926 | (1926) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1927 | (1927) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1928 | (1928) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1929 | (1929) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1930 | (1930) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1931 | (1931) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1932 | (1932) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1933 | (1933) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1934 | (1934) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1935 | (1935) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1936 | (1936) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1937 | (1937) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1938 | (1938) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
50 Best American Short Stories, 1915-1939 | (1939) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1939 | (1939) | |
The Best Short Stories of 1940 | (1940) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1941 | (1941) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1942 | (1942) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1943 | (1943) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1944 | (1944) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1945 | (1945) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1946 | (1946) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1947 | (1947) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1948 | (1948) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1949 | (1949) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1950 | (1950) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1951 | (1951) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1952 | (1952) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1953 | (1953) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1955 | (1955) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1956 | (1956) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1957 | (1957) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1958 | (1958) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1959 | (1959) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1960 | (1960) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1961 | (1961) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1962 | (1962) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1963 | (1963) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1964 | (1964) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1965 | (1965) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1966 | (1966) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1967 | (1967) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1968 | (1967) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories of 1969 | (1969) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1970 | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1971 | (1971) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1972 | (1972) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1973 | (1973) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1974 | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best of Best American Short Stories 1915-1950 | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1975 | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1976 | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1977 | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1978 | (1978) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1979 | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1980 | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1981 | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1982 | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1983 | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1984 | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1985 | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1986 | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1987 | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1988 | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1989 | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories of the Eighties | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1990 | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1991 | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1992 | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1993 | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1994 | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1995 | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1996 | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1997 | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1998 | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1999 | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2000 | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories of the Century | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2001 | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2002 | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2003 | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2004 | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2005 | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2006 | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2007 | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1921, and the Yearbook of the American Short Story | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories1921 | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2008 | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2009 | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2010 | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2011 | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2012 | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2013 | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2014 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2015 | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
100 Years of The Best American Short Stories | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2016 | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2017 | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2018 | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2019 | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2020 | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2022 | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Anthology series. |
Publication Order of Anthologies
Bernard Malamud was a Jewish American author that was best known for novels like ‘The Natural’ and ‘The Fixer’.
+Biography
Bernard Malamud was born in Brooklyn, New York to Russian Jewish Immigrants. A student of Erasmus Hall High School (Brooklyn), Bernard had the misfortune of growing up during the Great Depression.
Unlike his brother Eugene who died a lonely life in his fifties, Bernard never let the hard times get him down. The author took solace in his love for films and especially enjoyed regaling his friends with the plots of Charlie Chaplin’s comedies.
The author initially trained as a teacher. Eventually, he went on to get his Bachelor’s Degree and a Master’s Degree from City College of New York and Columbia University respectively. Bernard Malamud could have been just another artist lost to the war.
But being his widower father’s bread winner allowed him to escape conscription. After taking a couple of detours, Bernard eventually landed a job at Oregon State University. Bernard would have loved to teach literary courses instead of freshman composition. But the lack of a Ph.D. made this dream all but impossible.
But Bernard didn’t allow that to get him down and he instead injected his efforts into writing fiction during his free time. By the time he retired from teaching in 1961, the author had taught creative writing at Bennington College.
Some of the author’s achievements before and after retirement include becoming an American Academy of Arts and Sciences member and marrying Anne De Chiara, an Italian-American that he met in 1942. Considering his Jewish background, it goes without saying that Bernard’s marriage to Anne did not please either of their parents. Though the couple still proceeded with their nuptials and eventually brought two children into the world.
Bernard always described himself as an agnostic. He also used the word ‘Humanist’ to describe his philosophies about life. By the time he passed away, the author was 71 years of age. He was living in Manhattan.
+Literary Career
Few people know of Bernard Malamud. He wasn’t especially prolific. His fans like to think that ‘The Natural’ was Bernard’s first novel; that one was published in 1952 and it was predated by ‘The Light Sleeper’ which is the author’s actual first novel.
The book was completed in 1948. However, for various reasons it never saw the light of day. Bernard actually went so far as to burn the manuscript. Readers only ever remember ‘The Natural’ which explored the life of a middle-aged athlete whose abilities allowed him to dominate the baseball landscape.
While ‘The Natural’ definitely garnered interest, it was Bernard’s second novel that essentially created the blueprint for his approach to writing. ‘The Assistant’ used Bernard’s own experiences to tell the exploits of a Jewish Immigrant in the United States. And the book cemented Bernard’s place as the sort of author who explored the hardships faced by immigrants in the United States.
Even though Bernard’s books had the potential to take a dark turn, especially taking into account the desperate and poverty-stricken nature of his protagonists, Bernard always endeavored to leave his audience with a sense of hope and optimism. He elicited joy from telling stories that saw the poor and down-trodden achieve their dreams in the long run.
Bernard Malamud didn’t pander to audiences, and his books always seemed to attract the right sort of attention, eventually garnering him a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his 1967 novel.
Besides the eight novels in his bibliography, Bernard Malamud also wrote short stories. It has been argued that Bernard’s short stories were of a far superior quality to his novels. Though the author’s ability to explore social factors like infidelity, divorce, and abuse, not to mention love, redemption and sacrifice still made his novels a worthwhile read.
Over the years, many a book has been written about Bernard Malamud. Additionally, the PEN/Malamud Award was created in the late 1980s to honor the author’s legacy. The award is given to authors whose abilities to write short stories exceed expectations.
+Adaptations
‘The Natural’ is one of Bernard Malamud’s most popular works. The novel was turned into a live-action motion picture in 1984. Featuring Robert Redford and Glenn Close and directed by Barry Levinson, the movie focused on the character of Roy Hobbs, an athlete past his prime who achieved legendary status for his abilities on the field.
The film explores Roy Hobbs’ success and struggles. The movie received numerous Academy nominations.
+The Fixer
When a young Russian Boy perishes in unfortunate circumstances, Yakov Bok takes the blame. The Jewish Handyman only left his village for Kiev because he thought it would offer him better prospects. Yakov’s decision to join an anti-Semitic group doesn’t quite work out as he expected, not when he is accused of murder and imprisoned.
This book reveals the difficult journey of a handyman looking for better prospects in Kiev in 1911. Yakov’s wife left him and this propelled him to abandon his home for the Jewish community in Kiev. Yakov thinks that he will grow rich and find a wife who isn’t as barren as his former partner. Yakov thinks that success will come his way because he can easily pass for a Russian. An encounter with an unconscious man leads Yakov to join an Anti-Semitic group.
When a boy dies, it is clear that the authorities are out to frame Yakov. The result is a story about Yakov’s bleak existence in prison as he survives each new day.
+The Assistant
Morris Bober’s luck takes a turn for the worse when his grocer in postwar Brooklyn is robbed by a pair of thugs. Morris thought that making Frank Alpine his assistant would change things for the better. Not only did Frank fall for Helen Bober but he took to helping himself to the store’s merchandise.
The Assistant paints a vivid picture of the trials of a Jewish immigrant struggling to make it in the United States after the war ends. The life Bernard Malamud portrays is a difficult one. Jewish immigrants must decide whether or not they will stand by their religious codes in a world that seems determined to make their lives as complicated as possible.
Morris Bober represents the attitudes of many Jewish immigrants from that time. He is happy to suffer heroically for the sake of his family. Frank, on the hand, refuses to accept his fate. He wants to emulate Morris. But he also wants more from life.
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