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The Magic Barrel by Bernard Malamud is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Magic Barrel about?
This is Bernard Malamud's first book of short stories. The stories are set in New York and in Italy (where Malamud's alter ego, the struggling New York Jewish Painter Arthur Fidelman, roams amid the ruins of old Europe in search of his artistic patrimony) they tell of egg candlers and shoemakers, matchmakers, and rabbis, in a voice that blends vigorous urban realism, Yiddish idiom, and a dash of artistic magic.
Who reads The Magic Barrel?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Bernard Malamud
- Publisher
- Eyre & Spottiswoode
- Published
- 1960
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Short Stories, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.99 / 5 (1,733 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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