The Magic Worlds of Bernard Malamud
Auteur: Evelyn Avery
Nombre de pages: 219 pages
ISBN: 079145066X, 9780791450666
Edition: SUNY Press
Date de publication: SUNY Press
Description: In the best literary tradition, Bernard Malamud uses the particular experiences of his subjectsEastern European Jews, immigrant Americans, and urban African Americansto express the universal. This book offers an exploration of this beloved American writers 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 Malamuds life and work. The contributors reveal that in an age that deconstructs, Malamuds voice does not. Instead, it speaks clearly and imaginatively with the weight of ancient traditions and the understanding of modern conditions.