The Complete Stories

<i>New York Times </i>Notable Book of the Year<br>P<i>ublishers Weekly</i> Best Book of 1997<br><br>With an Introduction by Robert Giroux, <i>The Complete Stories of Bernard Malamud</i> is "an essential American book," Richard Stern declared in the <i>Chicago Tribune</i> when the collection was published in hardcover. His praise was echoed by other reviewers and by readers, who embraced the book as they might a displaced person in one of Malamud's stories, now returned to us, complete and fulfilled and recognized at last. The volume gathers together fifty-five stories, from "Armistice" (1940) to "Alma Redeemed" (1984), and including the immortal stories from The Magic Barrel and the vivid depictions of the unforgettable Fidelman. It is a varied and generous collection of great examples of the modern short story, which Malamud perfected, and an ideal introduction to the work of this great American writer.<br>