Bernard Malamud bibliography explained

This is a bibliography of works by Bernard Malamud.

Novels

Title Year Notes
The Natural 1952
The Assistant 1957
A New Life 1961
The Fixer 1966 received the 1967 National Book Award
and 1967 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Pictures of Fidelman: An Exhibition 1969
The Tenants 1971
Dubin's Lives 1979
God's Grace 1982
The People Unfinished; appears in
The People and Uncollected Stories (1989)

Collections

Title Publisher Notes
The Magic Barrel Farrar, Straus and Giroux (1958) received 1959 National Book Award
Idiots First Farrar, Straus and Giroux (1963)
A Malamud Reader Farrar, Straus and Giroux (1967)
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (1969) classified as a novel of linked stories
Rembrandt's Hat Farrar, Straus and Giroux (1973)
Two Fables Banyan Press (1978) Limited edition publication by Bennington College
The Stories of Bernard Malamud Farrar, Straus and Giroux (1983)
The People and Uncollected Stories Farrar, Straus and Giroux (1989)
The Complete Stories Farrar, Straus and Giroux (1997)
Novels and Stories of the 1940s & 50s Library of America (2014) Includes The Natural, The Assistant, and 25 stories
Novels and Stories of the 1960s Library of America (2014) Includes A New Life, The Fixer, Pictures of Fidelman: An Exhibition, and 10 stories
Novels and Stories of the 1970s & 80s Library of America (2023) Includes The Tenants, Dubin’s Lives, God’s Grace, and stories

Short stories

Title Original publication / Date Written Collected in:
Armistice Written 1940 The People and Uncollected Stories (1989);
The Complete Stories (1997)
Spring Rain Written 1942 The People and Uncollected Stories (1989);
The Complete Stories (1997)
The Grocery Store Written 1943 The People and Uncollected Stories (1989);
The Complete Stories (1997)
Benefit Performance Threshold, February 1943. The People and Uncollected Stories (1989);
The Complete Stories (1997)
The Place Is Different Now American Prefaces, Spring 1943 The People and Uncollected Stories (1989);
The Complete Stories (1997)
Steady Customer New Threshold, August 1943 The Complete Stories (1997)
The Literary Life of Laban Goldman Assembly, November 1943 The People and Uncollected Stories (1989);
The Complete Stories (1997)
The Cost of Living Harper's Bazaar, March 1950 Idiots First (1963);
The Stories of Bernard Malamud (1983);
The Complete Stories (1997)
The Prison Commentary, September 1950 The Magic Barrel (1958);
The Complete Stories (1997)
The First Seven Years Partisan Review,
September–October 1950
The Magic Barrel (1958);
A Malamud Reader (1967);
The Stories of Bernard Malamud (1983);
The Complete Stories (1997)
The Death of Me World Review, April 1951 Idiots First (1963);
The Stories of Bernard Malamud (1983);
The Complete Stories (1997)
The Bill Commentary, April 1951 The Magic Barrel (1958);
The Stories of Bernard Malamud (1983);
The Complete Stories (1997)
The Loan Commentary, July 1952 The Magic Barrel (1958);
The Stories of Bernard Malamud (1983);
The Complete Stories (1997)
A Confession of Murder Written 1952 The People and Uncollected Stories (1989);
The Complete Stories (1997)
Riding Pants Written 1953 The People and Uncollected Stories (1989);
The Complete Stories (1997)
The Girl of My Dreams American Mercury, January 1953 The Magic Barrel (1958);
The Complete Stories (1997)
The Magic Barrel Partisan Review, November 1954 The Magic Barrel (1958);
A Malamud Reader (1967);
The Stories of Bernard Malamud (1983);
The Complete Stories (1997)
Discovery, January 1955 The Magic Barrel (1958);
A Malamud Reader (1967);
The Stories of Bernard Malamud (1983);
The Complete Stories (1997)
Angel Levine Commentary, December 1955 The Magic Barrel (1958);
The Stories of Bernard Malamud (1983);
The Complete Stories (1997)
A Summer's Reading The New Yorker, September 1956 The Magic Barrel (1958);
The Complete Stories (1997)
Take Pity America, September 1956 The Magic Barrel (1958);
A Malamud Reader (1967);
The Stories of Bernard Malamud (1983);
The Complete Stories (1997)
The Elevator Paris Review, Fall 1989 The People and Uncollected Stories (1989);
The Complete Stories (1997)
An Apology Commentary, November 1957 The People and Uncollected Stories (1989);
The Complete Stories (1997)
The Last Mohican Partisan Review, Spring 1958 The Magic Barrel (1958);
A Malamud Reader (1967);
Pictures of Fidelman: An Exhibition (1969);
The Stories of Bernard Malamud (1983);
The Complete Stories (1997)
The Lady of the Lake - The Magic Barrel (1958);
The Complete Stories (1997)
Behold the Key Commentary, May 1958 The Magic Barrel (1958);
The Complete Stories (1997)
The Maid's Shoes Partisan Review, Winter 1959 Idiots First (1963);
A Malamud Reader (1967);
The Stories of Bernard Malamud (1983);
The Complete Stories (1997)
Idiots First Commentary, December 1961 Idiots First (1963);
A Malamud Reader (1967);
The Stories of Bernard Malamud (1983);
The Complete Stories (1997)
Still Life Partisan Review, Winter 1962 Idiots First (1963);
Pictures of Fidelman: An Exhibition (1969);
The Complete Stories (1997)
Suppose a Wedding New Statesman, February 1963 Idiots First (1963);
The Complete Stories (1997)
Life Is Better Than Death Esquire, May 1963 Idiots First (1963);
The Stories of Bernard Malamud (1983);
The Complete Stories (1997)
The Reporter, April 1963 Idiots First (1963);
A Malamud Reader (1967);
Two Fables (1978);
The Stories of Bernard Malamud (1983);
The Complete Stories (1997)
Black Is My Favorite Color The Reporter, July 1963 Idiots First (1963);
A Malamud Reader (1967);
The Stories of Bernard Malamud (1983);
The Complete Stories (1997)
Naked Nude Playboy, August 1963 Idiots First (1963);
Pictures of Fidelman: An Exhibition (1969);
The Complete Stories (1997)
The German Refugee Saturday Evening Post, September 1963 Idiots First (1963);
A Malamud Reader (1967);
The Stories of Bernard Malamud (1983);
The Complete Stories (1997)
A Choice of Profession Commentary, September 1963 Idiots First (1963);
The Complete Stories (1997)
A Pimp's Revenge Playboy, September 1968 Pictures of Fidelman: An Exhibition (1969);
The Complete Stories (1997)
Man in the Drawer The Atlantic, April 1968 Rembrandt's Hat (1973);
The Stories of Bernard Malamud (1983);
The Complete Stories (1997)
My Son the Murderer Esquire, November 1968 Rembrandt's Hat (1973);
The Stories of Bernard Malamud (1983);
The Complete Stories (1997)
Pictures of the Artist The Atlantic, December 1968 Pictures of Fidelman: An Exhibition (1969);
The Complete Stories (1997)
An Exorcism Harper's, December 1968 The People and Uncollected Stories (1989);
The Complete Stories (1997)
Glass Blower of Venice - Pictures of Fidelman: An Exhibition (1969);
The Complete Stories (1997)
God's Wrath The Atlantic, February 1972 The Stories of Bernard Malamud (1983);
The Complete Stories (1997)
Talking Horse The Atlantic, August 1972 Rembrandt's Hat (1973);
Two Fables (1978);
The Stories of Bernard Malamud (1983);
The Complete Stories (1997)
The Letter Esquire, August 1972 Rembrandt's Hat (1973);
The Stories of Bernard Malamud (1983);
The Complete Stories (1997)
The Silver Crown Playboy, December 1972 Rembrandt's Hat (1973);
The Stories of Bernard Malamud (1983);
The Complete Stories (1997)
Notes from a Lady at a Dinner Party Harper's, February 1973 Rembrandt's Hat (1973);
The Complete Stories (1997)
In Retirement The Atlantic, March 1973 Rembrandt's Hat (1973);
The Stories of Bernard Malamud (1983);
The Complete Stories (1997)
Rembrandt's Hat The New Yorker, March 1973 Rembrandt's Hat (1973);
The Stories of Bernard Malamud (1983);
The Complete Stories (1997)
A Wig The Atlantic, January 1980 The People and Uncollected Stories (1989);
The Complete Stories (1997)
The Model The Atlantic, August 1983 The Stories of Bernard Malamud (1983);
The Complete Stories (1997)
A Lost Grave Esquire, May 1985 The People and Uncollected Stories (1989);
The Complete Stories (1997)
Zora's Noise GQ, January 1985 The People and Uncollected Stories (1989);
The Complete Stories (1997)
In Kew Gardens Partisan Review,
Fall 1984 - Winter 1985
The People and Uncollected Stories (1989);
The Complete Stories (1997)
Alma Redeemed Commentary, July 1984. The People and Uncollected Stories (1989);
The Complete Stories (1997)