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From: Studies in American Jewish Literature[(essay date 1996) In the following essay, Abramson maintains that five early stories--"Armistice," "The Grocery Store," "The Literary Life of Laban Goldman," "Benefit Performance," and "An Apology"--reveal Malamud's...
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From:Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism (Vol. 184. )[(essay date summer 2000) In the following essay, Bluestone interprets Malamud's story "The Magic Barrel" as a retelling of human spiritual existence, from man's initial creation to his struggles with sexuality and the...
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From: The Torah U-Madda Journal[(essay date 17) In the following essay, Watts reads “The Magic Barrel” theologically, using Soloveitchik’s theories about the Bible’s presentation of two origins of Man in order to “offer new explanations for why and...
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From: Essays in Literature[(essay date Spring 1988) In the following essay, Dessner discusses Malamud's self-conscious blending of fairy tale motifs and elements of realism in “The Magic Barrel” and the story's resultant ambiguity, irony, and...
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From:Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism (Vol. 184. )[(essay date 2002) In the following essay, Avery posits that Malamud incorporates Judaic law into such works as The Fixer,The Assistant,God's Grace, and the short story "The Silver Crown."] In a 1984 interview, Yolanda...
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From: Studies in Short Fiction[(essay date Spring 1981) In the essay below, Storey notes parallels between Salzman and Pan, the half-goat, half-human god of Greek mythology.] Pinye Salzman, the marriage broker in Bernard Malamud's “The Magic...
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From:Studies in American Jewish Literature (Vol. 31, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed"Am I responsible for you then, Susskind?" "Who else?" Susskind loudly replied. "Lower your voice, please, people are sleeping around here," said Fidelman, beginning to perspire. "Why should I be?" "You know...
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From:Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism (Vol. 184. )[(essay date summer 1964) In the following essay, Ratner explores the theme of suffering as a means to regeneration and enlightenment in Malamud's fiction, including The Assistant,The Magic Barrel,The Natural, and A New...
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From: Studies in American Jewish Literature[(essay date 1999) In the following essay, Lyons offers a feminist reading of several of Malamud's short stories.] Malamud, like so many American Fiction writers, was a great short story writer and a good novelist....
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From: The Magic Worlds of Bernard Malamud[(essay date 2001) In the following essay, Delbanco offers an overview of the stories in The Magic Barrel and discusses the reception of Malamud’s collection.] I first met Bernard Malamud in 1966. I was an ambitious...
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From: Judaism[The aspects of culture] which characterize Malamud's best writing, particularly some of his finest short stories, I would identify with Hasidism, a Jewish religious movement founded shortly before the middle of the...
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From: Studies in American Jewish Literature[(essay date fall 1991) In the following essay, Adler examines the father-son relationship between Pinye Salzman and Leo Finkle in "The Magic Barrel" within the context of the Akedah--a concept that originates in the...
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From: The Fiction of Bernard Malamud[(essay date 1977) In the following essay, Benson argues that Malamud is a traditional American writer.] I. Moo Day for Malamud Oregon in April is a big country of wet, green valleys and snow-laden mountains. As an...
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From: Partisan Review[(review date winter 1998) In the following review, Bell discusses pieces of short fiction from several Jewish authors, including Ozick.] In 1954, this magazine published "The Magic Barrel," which was an immediate...