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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New. It is impossible to say whether Malamud's world is comic or tragic. Like the real world it is always both, and he can be very funny as well as profoundly touching. At the most hilarious and ludicrous climax there is a shadow of sadness: in the moment of a man's total failure, the truth and dignity of a human being suddenly appear, and often laughter as well.
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Very Good+ in Very Good-dust jacket. 0701124547. Hardcover in dust jacket. Black spine on gray boards, sliver of age toning to top, else clean, sharp and bright. Protected, price clipped, dustjacket sharp, mild general age toning, light colored stain on rear flap. Jacket is white, different from picture. Book is firm in binding, 212 pages. Free of any markings, not ex-library.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 212 pages.
