The Complete Stories

*New York Times *Notable Book of the Year

P*ublishers Weekly* Best Book of 1997

With an Introduction by Robert Giroux, *The Complete Stories of Bernard Malamud* is "an essential American book," Richard Stern declared in the *Chicago Tribune* 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.