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The clarity and concreteness of [Malamud's] style, the warm humanity over his people, the tender wit that keeps them first and compassionable, will delight many.... Mr. Malamud's people are memorable and real as rock. William Goyen, The New York Times
"Perfect ... A lyric marvel." -- The Nation
"There is a binding theme throughout the book, a search for fundamental truths through the study of ordinary people, their everyday ups and downs, their mundane pleasures and pains ... Malamud's vision, style and world are distinctively original." -- San Francisco Chronicle
""The clarity and concreteness of [Malamud's] style, the warm humanity over his people, the tender wit that keeps them first and compassionable, will delight many.... Mr. Malamud's people are memorable and real as rock." --William Goyen, The New York Times
"Perfect ... A lyric marvel." -- The Nation
"There is a binding theme throughout the book, a search for fundamental truths through the study of ordinary people, their everyday ups and downs, their mundane pleasures and pains ... Malamud's vision, style and world are distinctively original." -- San Francisco Chronicle
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. 216 pages. Cover worn Reviews This new specialty-interest au dio publisher is launching its line with two strong titles in add ition to this one: Betrothed by S.Y. Agnon, read by Peter Waldren , and Miss America, 1945: Bess Myerson and the Year that Changed Our Lives by Susan Dworkin, read by Bess Myerson and Adam Grupper . Known especially for the craft of his short stories, Malamud (T he Fixer; The Natural) published this novel in 1957. Frank Alpine is an Italian-American drifter who lands a job working for a hum ble Jewish grocer in Brooklyn. When he falls in love with the sto rekeeper's daughter, he is forced to reexamine his moral and spir itual beliefs. Guidall, one of audio's finest narrators, extracts a strong sense of atmosphere from Malamud's richly descriptive l anguage. He throws himself into the many charged dialogue scenesÄ complete with the ethnic accents requiredÄexpressing pathos and h umility without overdramatizing. (Sept.) Copyright 1999 Cahners B usiness Information. Seller Inventory # 3185u
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