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The Tenants - (FSG Classics) by Bernard Malamud (Paperback)
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Highlights
- With a new introduction by Aleksandar Hemon In The Tenants (1971), Bernard Malamud brought his unerring sense of modern urban life to bear on the conflict between blacks and Jews then inflaming his native Brooklyn.
- About the Author: Bernard Malamud (1914-86) wrote eight novels; he won the Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award for The Fixer, and the National Book Award for The Magic Barrell.
- 230 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary
- Series Name: FSG Classics
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With a new introduction by Aleksandar Hemon
In The Tenants (1971), Bernard Malamud brought his unerring sense of modern urban life to bear on the conflict between blacks and Jews then inflaming his native Brooklyn. The sole tenant in a rundown tenement, Henry Lesser is struggling to finish a novel, but his solitary pursuit of the sublime grows complicated when Willie Spearmint, a black writer ambivalent toward Jews, moves into the building. Henry and Willie are artistic rivals and unwilling neighbors, and their uneasy peace is disturbed by the presence of Willie's white girlfriend Irene and the landlord Levenspiel's attempts to evict both men and demolish the building. This novel's conflict, current then, is perennial now; it reveals the slippery nature of the human condition, and the human capacity for violence and undoing.Review Quotes
"Malamud ... gentles his material with humor, with that redemptive conscience, and above all with a compassion which extends all of his works beyond the mapped margins of existence, however destitute." --Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)
"Malamud's best book in years." --The New York TimesAbout the Author
Bernard Malamud (1914-86) wrote eight novels; he won the Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award for The Fixer, and the National Book Award for The Magic Barrell. Born in Brooklyn, he taught for many years at Bennington College in Vermont.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.2 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)
Weight: .5 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 230
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Literary
Series Title: FSG Classics
Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl
Format: Paperback
Author: Bernard Malamud
Language: English
Street Date: September 18, 2003
TCIN: 90807729
UPC: 9780374521028
Item Number (DPCI): 247-40-6476
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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