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Bernard Malamud

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American author (1914–1986)

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Vinony catalogs Bernard Malamud in its Pulitzer Prize collection (1,657 entries). It also appears in American Academy of Arts & Sciences.

Within Vinony's link graph, Bernard Malamud is referenced by 608 other articles, and connects out to Brooklyn, The Fixer and New York City.

Vinony files it under 1914 births, 1986 deaths and 20th-century American Jews.

Its subject is documented across 40 Wikipedia language editions.

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

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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

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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

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name in native language
Bernard Malamud
date of birth
1914-04-26
date of death
1986-03-18
Commons category
Bernard Malamud
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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