Overview
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.
Armistice --
Spring rain --
The grocery store --
Benefit performance --
The place is differnet now --
Steady customer --
The literary life of Laban Goldman --
The cost of living --
The prison --
The first seven years --
The death of me --
The bill --
The loan --
A confession of murder --
Riding pants --
The girl of my dreams --
The magic barrel --
The mourners --
Angel Levine --
A summer's read --
Take pity --
The elevator --
An apology --
The last Mohican --
The lady of the lake --
Behold the key --
The maid's shoes --
Idiots first --
Still life --
Suppose a wedding --
Life is better than death --
The jewbird --
Black is my favorite color --
Naked nude --
The German refugee --
A choice of profession --
A pimp's revenge --
Man in the drawer --
My son the murderer --
Pictures of the artist --
An exorcism --
Glass blower of Venice --
God's wrath --
Talking horse --
The letter --
The silver crown --
Notes from a lady at a dinner party --
In retirement --
Rembrandt's hat --
A wig --
The model --
A lost grave --
Zora's noise --
In Kew Gardens --
Alma redeemed
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.
Armistice --
Spring rain --
The grocery store --
Benefit performance --
The place is differnet now --
Steady customer --
The literary life of Laban Goldman --
The cost of living --
The prison --
The first seven years --
The death of me --
The bill --
The loan --
A confession of murder --
Riding pants --
The girl of my dreams --
The magic barrel --
The mourners --
Angel Levine --
A summer's read --
Take pity --
The elevator --
An apology --
The last Mohican --
The lady of the lake --
Behold the key --
The maid's shoes --
Idiots first --
Still life --
Suppose a wedding --
Life is better than death --
The jewbird --
Black is my favorite color --
Naked nude --
The German refugee --
A choice of profession --
A pimp's revenge --
Man in the drawer --
My son the murderer --
Pictures of the artist --
An exorcism --
Glass blower of Venice --
God's wrath --
Talking horse --
The letter --
The silver crown --
Notes from a lady at a dinner party --
In retirement --
Rembrandt's hat --
A wig --
The model --
A lost grave --
Zora's noise --
In Kew Gardens --
Alma redeemed