The Assistant
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A masterwork of American literary fiction, The Assistant is the story of Morris Bober, a struggling Jewish grocer in Brooklyn, and Frank Alpine, the troubled young drifter who becomes his assistant after participating in a robbery against him. Malamud chronicles the complex moral and spiritual transformation that unfolds between these two men, weaving a tale of guilt, redemption, and the quiet dignity of suffering. Written with precise, understated prose, the novel presents a richly humane portrait of immigrant life, poverty, and the search for meaning in mid-twentieth-century America. Widely regarded as one of Malamud's finest achievements, The Assistant stands as a timeless meditation on what it means to live an ethical life in the face of hardship and failure.
Author: Bernard Malamud
Format: Paperback
Published: 1967, Penguin
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A masterwork of American literary fiction, The Assistant is the story of Morris Bober, a struggling Jewish grocer in Brooklyn, and Frank Alpine, the troubled young drifter who becomes his assistant after participating in a robbery against him. Malamud chronicles the complex moral and spiritual transformation that unfolds between these two men, weaving a tale of guilt, redemption, and the quiet dignity of suffering. Written with precise, understated prose, the novel presents a richly humane portrait of immigrant life, poverty, and the search for meaning in mid-twentieth-century America. Widely regarded as one of Malamud's finest achievements, The Assistant stands as a timeless meditation on what it means to live an ethical life in the face of hardship and failure.