In this Book
- The Magic Worlds of Bernard Malamud
- Book
- 2001
- Published by: State University of New York Press
- Series: SUNY series in Modern Jewish Literature and Culture
summary
Offers personal recollections of and critical perspectives on this major American author. In the best literary tradition, Bernard Malamud uses the particular experiences of his subjects—Eastern European Jews, immigrant Americans, and urban African Americans—to express the universal. This book offers an exploration of this beloved American writer’s fiction, which has won two National Book Awards and a Pulitzer Prize. In addition to the literary studies, personal recollections by son Paul Malamud, memoirs and portraits by good friends, colleagues, and fellow writers such as Cynthia Ozick, Daniel Stern, and Nicolas Delbanco illuminate Malamud’s life and work. The contributors reveal that in an age that deconstructs, Malamud’s voice does not. Instead, it speaks clearly and imaginatively with the weight of ancient traditions and the understanding of modern conditions.
Table of Contents
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- INTRODUCTION
- p. xi
- I. THE AUTHOR
- p. 1
- Chapter 4. Malamud: Seen and Unseen
- pp. 29-33
- Chapter 5. On The Magic Barrel
- pp. 35-42
- II. INDIVIDUAL WORKS
- p. 57
- Chapter 10. The Lives of Dubin
- pp. 101-110
- Eileen H. Watts
- pp. 189-208
- Contributors List
- pp. 209-211
Additional Information
ISBN
9780791490129
MARC Record
OCLC
794701320
Pages
255
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No