Opening book details…
Can I read The Magic Barrel on EtoBox?
The Magic Barrel by Morris, Desmond; Malamud, Bernard is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Magic Barrel about?
A matchmaker finds love for a would-be rabbi; a shopkeeper dies because he cannot afford a doctor; a little girl steals candy; an angel visits a grieving tailor. Through Malamud's great gifts as a writer - humour and profound concern for the matter of human life - he transmutes the particular struggles of everyday sufferers into a strange poetry.
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
- Morris, Desmond; Malamud, Bernard
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780099436980
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Short Stories
- Rating
- 3.99 / 5 (1,733 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- The Magic Barrel and Other Stories (1999)
- The Magic Barrel and Other Stories (2011)
- The Magic Barrel and Other Stories (1968)
- The Magic Barrel (2000)
- The Magic Barrel and Other Stories (1950)
- The Magic Barrel : Stories (2003)
- The Magic Barrel : Stories (1958)
- The Magic Barrel: Thirteen Stories (1960)
- The Magic Barrel (1980)
- Rare Antique 1st Edition A Malamud Reader Bernard Malamud Magic Barrel Natural Stories Fixer (1958)
- The Magic Barrel (2002)
- The Magic Barrel (1975)
More by Morris, Desmond; Malamud, Bernard
Browse all works by Morris, Desmond; Malamud, Bernard