{"product_id":"the-assistant-paperback-1","title":"The Assistant - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBernard Malamud\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJonathan Rosen\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Assistant\u003c\/i\u003e, Bernard Malamud's second novel, originally published in 1957, is the story of Morris Bober, a grocer in postwar Brooklyn, who \"wants better\" for himself and his family. First two robbers appear and hold him up; then things take a turn for the better when broken-nosed Frank Alpine becomes his assistant. But there are complications: Frank, whose reaction to Jews is ambivalent, falls in love with Helen Bober; at the same time he begins to steal from the store. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike Malamud's best stories, this novel unerringly evokes an immigrant world of cramped circumstances and great expectations. Malamud defined the immigrant experience in a way that has proven vital for several generations of writers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"His best novel . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Assistant\u003c\/i\u003e is as tightly written as a prose poem.\" --Morris Dickstein in \u003ci\u003eLeopards in the Temple: The Transformation of American Fiction 1945-1970\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernard Malamud\u003c\/b\u003e (1914-86) wrote eight novels; he won the Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award for\u003ci\u003e The Fixer\u003c\/i\u003e, and the National Book Award for \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Barrel\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in Brooklyn, he taught for many years at Bennington College in Vermont.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 246\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 8.22 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 07, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Assistant\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227756249337,"sku":"9780374504847","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/OU1JZ29Nd0lpdTcwZnlJMlJoaUZJZz09_dafdc29e-5089-4250-91da-74a94ac47b71.webp?v=1768285449","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-assistant-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}