The Magic Barrel: Stories
by Bernard Malamud
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Author: Bernard MalamudIntroduction: Jhumpa Lahiri
Contributor: Jhumpa Lahiri
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-07-07
ISBN: 0374525862
Number of pages: 232
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Book Review: 50 years later, still relevant
Summary: 5 Stars
These stories about New York, even when read fifty years later by someone like me from a totally different demographic, in Los Angeles, are still relevant. There are universal self-loathing themes for all immigrants, at all times. I wouldn't call it immigrant lit, but it's more like human diaspora lit, the transience of people, and how people make sense, however limited, of the world around them. Strongly recommend. Malamud is able to make writing about trash untrashy, but not in a falsely glorifying way, but in a humanizing way. These are real short stories, not failed novellas.
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