Introduction by Jonathan Rosen 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. Like 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.
伯纳德·马拉默德(1914—1986),生于美国纽约布鲁克林一个俄国犹太移民家庭。二十二岁毕业于纽约城市学院,1942年获哥伦比亚大学硕士学位。他长期在大学任教,是战后重要的美国犹太小说家。主要作品有:长篇小说《伙计》(获美国文学艺术研究院罗森萨尔基金会奖)、《基辅怨》(获美国全国图书奖和普利策奖)、《杜宾的生活》和短篇小说集《魔桶》(获美国全国图书奖)。马拉默德笔下的人物多为犹太人,他用充满人道主义的眼光观察世界,以犹太人的坎坷命运来展现现代人共有的命运,因此,“人人都是犹太人”。
十年前我在一家旧书店租过,认为是最平和耐读的书。只是当年惊异之后一读而过罢了。这十年一直记得书名和作者。却偶寻不见。终于在图书馆碰到,再读如遇旧情人。等过两三个月如果我还要再看就买来。现在只偶尔思念一番,也是个乐趣。
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