Bernard Malamud: A Writer's Life

Zusatztext Bernard Malamud is in no danger of being forgotten, but in recent years there has perhaps been a tendency to take him for granted. Philip Davis's admirable biography restores the excitement to his name. It lays bare the unexpected quirks and complexities of his character with sympathy and insight; it throws invaluable light on his story-telling, and at the same time makes a fascinating story in itself. Informationen zum Autor Philip Davis is Professor of English Literature in the School of English, University of Liverpool. He has been reading Malamud for over thirty years. The opportunity for this Englishman to write the first-ever biography of this major American novelist arose as a result of a chance meeting at a graduation ceremony in Liverpool, when news reached him that the Malamud family were looking for a biographer after nearly twenty years of discouraging the writing of a life. Klappentext #N/A Zusammenfassung Philip Davis presents the first full-scale biography of Bernard Malamud (1914-1986), the self-made son of poor Jewish immigrants who went on to become one of the foremost novelists and short-story writers of the post-war period. The time is ripe for a revival of interest in a man who at the peak of his success stood alongside Saul Bellow and Philip Roth in the ranks of Jewish American writers. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction THE FIRST LIFE 1: The Inheritance 2: The Long Adolescence THE SECOND LIFE 3: Oregon 4: The Assistant 5: 'Because I Can' THE THIRD LIFE 6: The Beginning of the Middle Years 7: 'We need some sort of poverty in our lives' 8: From The Fixer towards Dubin 9: Dubin's Lives IN HIS LAST LIFE 10: 'As you are grooved so you are graved'

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Philip Davis, Philip (University of Liverpool) Davis
• Editore: Oxford University Press Trade
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 13.09.2007
• EAN: 9780199270095
• ISBN: 978-0-19-927009-5
• Dimensioni: 160 mm x 240 mm x 30 mm
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Biografie, autobiografie; History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, Biography: literary, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Jewish, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Jewish, LITERARY CRITICISM / Jewish, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Jewish Studies, Literature: history & criticism, Biography: writers, Literature: history and criticism, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities