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Bernard Malamud
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Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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…
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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
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bernard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Place of death
- Manhattan
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Employer
- Bennington College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- agnosticism
- Award
- National Book Award
- Image
- Bernard Malamud 1967.jpg
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- place of burial
- Mount Auburn Cemetery
- name in native language
- Bernard Malamud
- date of birth
- 1914-04-26
- date of death
- 1986-03-18
- Commons category
- Bernard Malamud
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- archives at
- Harry Ransom Center
- start of work period
- 1949-00-00
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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
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