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My Father Is a Book: A Memoir of Bernard Malamud by Janna Malamud Smith (Paperback / softback, 2013)

Bernard Malamud was one of the most accomplished American velists of the postwar years. From the Pulitzer Prize winner The Fixer as well as The Assistant, named one of the best 100 All-Time Novels by Time Magazine to mention only two of the more than a dozen published bookshe t only established himself in the first rank of American writers but also took the country's literature in new and important directions. In her signature memoir, Smith explores her rewned father's life and literary legacy. Malamud was among the most brilliant velists of his era, and counted among his friends Philip Roth, Saul Bellow, Theodore Roethke, and Shirley Jackson. Yet Malamud was also very private. Only his family has had full access to his personal papers, including letters and journals that offer unique insight into the man and his work. In her candid, evocative, and loving memoir, his daughter brings Malamud to vivid life.

Author Biography
Janna Malamud Smith is the author of An Absorbing Errand: How Artists and Craftsmen Make Their Way to Mastery ; A Potent Spell: Mother Love and the Power of Fear ; and Private Matters: In Defense of the Personal Life. Her titles have been New York Times Notable Books and A Potent Spell was a Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers pick. She has written for the New York Times,the Boston Globe, and the Threepenny Review, among other publications. A practicing psychotherapist, she lives with her husband and two children in Massachusetts.
Date of Publication
12/02/2013
Country of Publication
United States

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