Bernard Malamud, renowned as a novelist, was also highly acclaimed as a writer of short stories. He himself wrote: 'Short stories, perhaps better than other forms of fiction, point up the haste and heaviness of the odds against us, and our million daily miraculous escapes from the worst of fates and the best of insights.' The magic in Malamud's stories is once again evident in Idiots First, both in the strange fantasy of a story like 'The Jewbird' or the title story 'Idiots First' and in the deeply moving realism of 'The ...
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Bernard Malamud, renowned as a novelist, was also highly acclaimed as a writer of short stories. He himself wrote: 'Short stories, perhaps better than other forms of fiction, point up the haste and heaviness of the odds against us, and our million daily miraculous escapes from the worst of fates and the best of insights.' The magic in Malamud's stories is once again evident in Idiots First, both in the strange fantasy of a story like 'The Jewbird' or the title story 'Idiots First' and in the deeply moving realism of 'The German Refugee'. It is in the wit and comic gusto of 'Still Life' and in the strangeness of 'Naked Nude'.
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Fine. 0374174202. Close to fine in a near fine dj. (Barely discernable erasure on front endpaper. Tiny bump on top edge of board. A few spots of mild shelfwear to dj. ) Stories.
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Near fine book in a near fine dust jacket.. 212 pages. First edition, first printing. His fifth book and second book of short stories after The Magic Barrel. Near fine, with a touch of sunning to upper edge of boards, in near fine dustjacket with a few nicks and short closed edge tear.
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Fine book in a fine dust jacket. 212 pages. First edition, first printing. His fifth book and second book of short stories after The Magic Barrel. Fine book in a fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy!
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A readable copy that is fairly worn and shows considerable signs of wear and previous use. May include writing/highlighting, library labels, stickers, shelf/handling wear, damages to pages/spine/binding/cover, and other defects. May not include supplementary material (toys, access code, dvds, etc). A portion of your purchase benefits nonprofits! -STOCK PHOTO, ITEM DETAILS (PUBLICATION YEAR, FORMAT, ETC) & OTHER INFO MAY BE INACCURATE. PRODUCT'S ACTUAL EDITION, ITEM DETAILS & FORMAT MAY DIFFER FROM WHAT IS SHOWN. INFO/PHOTOS PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.
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Fair in fair dust jacket. Farrar, Straus & Company. First Printing, 1963. 212 pages. Ex-Library Hardcover with usual markings, stamps, and stickers. Dust Jacket has a plastic covering over it. Free endpaper has been cut out. Inside pages are in good condition. -Disclaimer: May have a different cover image than stock photos shows, as well as being a different edition/printing, unless otherwise stated. Please contact us if you're looking for one of these specifically. Your order will ship with FREE Delivery Confirmati.
