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Bernard Malamud

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Bernard Malamud

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American author (1914–1986)

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Bernard Malamud was an American male writer whose professional career began in 1949. Born on April 26, 1914, he died on March 18, 1986. His literary output includes works such as *The natural*, *A mesterember*, and *Der meisṭer*. He also contributed to anthologies including *The Best American Short Stories 1973* and *Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience*.

Malamud was recognized in the Pulitzer Prize collection and the American Academy Arts Sciences collection. His writings have been featured in various publications, with a total of 144 works listed in library records. Among his notable quotes is the statement, "Without heroes, we're all plain people, and don't know how far we can go."

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Person · Open Library

Born
26 Apr 1914
Died
18 Mar 1986
Works
144

Top works

  • A mesterember
  • The Best American Short Stories 1973
  • Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience
  • The natural
  • Der meisṭer

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1914-04-26
Active to
1986-03-18

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
146
Total plays
256

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Bernard+Malamud">Read more on Last.fm</a>

via Last.fm · Bernard Malamud

Quotes

  • We have two lives, Roy, the life we learn with and the life we live with after that. Suffering is what brings us toward happiness.
  • "Without heroes, we're all plain people, and don't know how far we can go."
  • I don't think you can do anything for anyone without giving up something of your own.
  • Levin wanted friendship and got friendliness; he wanted steak and they offered spam.
  • If you ever forget you are a Jew a goy will remind you.
  • "Mourning is a hard business," Cesare said. "If people knew there'd be less death."

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Key facts

Born
( 1914-04-26 ) April 26, 1914, Brooklyn , New York, U.S.
Died
March 18, 1986 (1986-03-18) (aged 71), Manhattan , New York, U.S.
Occupation
Author, teacher
Education
City College of New York ( BA ), Columbia University ( MA )
Period
1940–1985
Genre
Novel , short story
Notable works
The Natural , The Fixer

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Bernard Malamud (April 26, 1914 – March 18, 1986) was an American novelist and short story writer. Along with Saul Bellow, Joseph Heller, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Norman Mailer and Philip Roth, he was one of the best known American Jewish authors of the 20th century. His baseball novel The Natural was adapted into a 1984 film starring Robert Redford. His 1966 novel The Fixer (also filmed), about antisemitism in the Russian Empire, won both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize.

Biography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bernard Malamud” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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