Malamud, Bernard

Novelist and short story writer Bernard Malamud was born in 1914 and raised in Brooklyn. His parents were Russian Jewish immigrants, and his heritage would play a key role in his development as a writer. He was also influenced by growing up during the the Depression and by 19th-century writers such as Hawthorne and Melville. His bittersweet, tragicomic stories often merge reality and fantasy, and explore the human condition through themes of suffering and moral obligation. His work has won many awards, including the Pulitzer Prize in fiction. He also had a long career as an educator. He died in 1986.

From the description of Bernard Malamud letters, phonograph record, and sketch, 1963-1989. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 61727781

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