The Complete Stories

New York Times Notable Book of the Year
Publishers Weekly Best Book of 1997

With an Introduction by Robert Giroux, The Complete Stories of Bernard Malamud is an essential American book, Richard Stern declared in the Chicago Tribune when the collection was published in hardcover. His praise was echoed by other reviewers and by readers, who embraced the book as they might a displaced person in one of Malamud's stories, now returned to us, complete and fulfilled and recognized at last. The volume gathers together fifty-five stories, from Armistice (1940) to Alma Redeemed (1984), and including the immortal stories from The Magic Barrel and the vivid depictions of the unforgettable Fidelman. It is a varied and generous collection of great examples of the modern short story, which Malamud perfected, and an ideal introduction to the work of this great American writer.

Author: Bernard Malamud
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 10/12/1998
Pages: 656
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.32lbs
Size: 8.34h x 5.58w x 1.67d
ISBN13: 9780374525750
ISBN10: 0374525757
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Short Stories (single author)
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | World Literature | American | 20th Century

About the Author

Acclaimed for his short stories, Bernard Malamud (1914-1986) received two National Book Awards (for The Magic Barrel and the novel The Fixer) and the Pulitzer Prize (for The Fixer). A native of Brooklyn, he taught for many years at Bennington College.