Bernard malamud cause of death

Author Bernard Malamud was born in Brooklyn, New York on April 26, 1914. The son of recently emigrated Russian Jews, he spent his early years in New York City, attending the City College of New York and acquiring his M.A. from Columbia University in 1942. In 1949 Bernard Malamud moved to Corvallis, Oregon to teach English composition at Oregon State College (now Oregon State University) and remained there until 1961. He was the author of 13 books, including The Natural, his first book published in 1952.

He also published a collection of short stories titled The Magic Barrel while teaching at OAC. Other of his published works include Long Work, Short Life, The Cost of Living, The Assistant, and two more short story collections. He left OSC in 1961 for Harvard and concluded his teaching career at Bennington College in Bennington, Vermont. Malamud is considered one of the century's most significant American novelists and writers of short stories. His novel The Fixer won the Pulitzer Prize, as well as one of the two National Book Awards he received during his lifetime. He

Bernard Malamud (April 26, 1914 – March 18, 1986) was an American writer, allegorist, and a well-known Jewish-American author. He has received international acclaim for his novels and short stories. His stories prominently reflect important themes from the spiritual tradition of Judaism. Malamud's stories are uplifting without being naive about the challenges of modern, urban life. They demonstrate characters confronting those challenges by relying on the values, such as love and forgiveness which derive from the Judeo-Christian tradition.

Biography

Bernard Malamud was born April 26, 1914, in Brooklyn, New York to RussianJewish immigrants, Max and Bertha (Fidelman) Malamud. His brother, Eugene, was born in 1917. Bernard attended high school in Brooklyn and during those years he often visited the movie houses and after would describe the plots to his schoolhood friends. He was especially fond of Charlie Chaplin's comedies. From 1928 to 1932 he attended Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, receiving his Bachelor's degree from City College of New York in 1936. He wo

Bernard Malamud

American writer (1914–1986)

Bernard Malamud

Born(1914-04-26)April 26, 1914
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedMarch 18, 1986(1986-03-18) (aged 71)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
OccupationAuthor, teacher
EducationCity College of New York (BA)
Columbia University (MA)
Period1940–1985
GenreNovel, short story
Notable worksThe Natural, The Fixer

Bernard Malamud (April 26, 1914 – March 18, 1986) was an American novelist and short story writer. Along with Saul Bellow, Joseph Heller, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Norman Mailer and Philip Roth, he was one of the best known American Jewish authors of the 20th century. His baseball novel, The Natural, was adapted into a 1984 film starring Robert Redford. His 1966 novel The Fixer (also filmed), about antisemitism in the Russian Empire, won both the National Book Award[1] and the Pulitzer Prize.[2]

Biography

Bernard Malamud was born on April 26, 1914, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Bertha (née Fidelman) and Max Malamud, Russian Jewish immigr

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