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Pp. 453, AEG, full brown/gilt embossed leather, silk endpapers, satin ribbon, 3 raised bands. “Bernard Malamud’s first book of short stories, The Magic Barrel, has been recognized as a classic from the time it was published in 1959. The stories are set in New York and in Italy (where Malamud’s alter ego, the struggling New York Jewish Painter Arthur Fidelman, roams amid the ruins of old Europe in search of his artistic patrimony); they tell of egg candlers and shoemakers, matchmakers, and rabbis, in a voice that blends vigorous urban realism, Yiddish idiom, and a dash of artistic magic. The Magic Barrel is a book about New York and about the immigrant experience, and it is high point in the modern American short story. Few books of any kind have managed to depict struggle and frustration and heartbreak with such delight, or such artistry.” “Idiots First includes: Idiots First, Black is My Favorite Color, Still Life, The Death of Me, A Choice of Profession, Life is Better than Death, The Jewbird, Naked Nude, The Cost of Living, The Maid’s Shoes, Suppose a Wedding, and The German Refugee.”
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| Number of pages | 453 | |
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| Original Title | The Magic Barrel | |
| Published Date | 1978 | |
| Book Condition | Very Good | |
| Jacket Condition | No Jacket | |
| Binding | Hardcover | |
| Size | 8vo | |
| Place of Publication | Franklin Cente | |
| Edition | First Edition | |
| Category: | Special Literature | |
| Author: | Bernard Malamud | |
| Publisher: | Franklin Library |
Pp. 453, AEG, full brown/gilt embossed leather, silk endpapers, satin ribbon, 3 raised bands. “Bernard Malamud’s first book of short stories, The Magic Barrel, has been recognized as a classic from the time it was published in 1959. The stories are set in New York and in Italy (where Malamud’s alter ego, the struggling New York Jewish Painter Arthur Fidelman, roams amid the ruins of old Europe in search of his artistic patrimony); they tell of egg candlers and shoemakers, matchmakers, and rabbis, in a voice that blends vigorous urban realism, Yiddish idiom, and a dash of artistic magic. The Magic Barrel is a book about New York and about the immigrant experience, and it is high point in the modern American short story. Few books of any kind have managed to depict struggle and frustration and heartbreak with such delight, or such artistry.” “Idiots First includes: Idiots First, Black is My Favorite Color, Still Life, The Death of Me, A Choice of Profession, Life is Better than Death, The Jewbird, Naked Nude, The Cost of Living, The Maid’s Shoes, Suppose a Wedding, and The German Refugee.”
| Weight | 1.2 kg |
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