Bernard Malamud Books in Order
18 books are credited to Bernard Malamud, published between 1950 and 1997; 2 of them appeared after Bernard Malamud's death in 1986. The first book is The Magic Barrel (1950) and the newest is The Complete Stories (1997). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 18
- Published
- 1950–1997
- Pages on record
- 3,852 in 13 of 18 books
- Reading time
- 64–96 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,852 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 18 titles with a page count on record.
Bernard Malamud (26 April 1914 – 18 March 1986) was an American novelist and short story writer, counted among the best-known American Jewish authors of the 20th century. The Natural, a Malamud novel about baseball, became a 1984 film with Robert Redford. The Fixer (1966), set against antisemitism in the Russian Empire, won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize and was also filmed. The catalogue lists 18 books, including The Magic Barrel, The Assistant (1957), A New Life (1961) and Pictures of Fidelman (1969), through The Complete Stories (1997).
How many Bernard Malamud books are there?
Bernard Malamud has 18 books, released between 1950 and 1997. 2 of them were published after Bernard Malamud's death in 1986.
Bernard Malamud Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 18 Bernard Malamud books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The Magic Barrel1950 · 214 pages · confirmed 2/419502142/4
- 2Selected Stories1950 · confirmed 2/41950–2/4
- 3The Natural1952 · 237 pages · confirmed 2/419522372/4
- 4The Assistant1957 · 528 pages · confirmed 2/419575282/4
- 5A New Life1961 · 367 pages · confirmed 2/419613672/4
- 6Idiots First1963 · confirmed 2/41963–2/4
- 7The Fixer1966 · 335 pages · confirmed 2/419663352/4
- 8A Malamud Reader1967 · confirmed 2/41967–2/4
- 9Penguin Modern Stories 11969 · confirmed 2/41969–2/4
- 10Pictures of Fidelman1969 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/419691922/4
- 11The Tenants1971 · 230 pages · confirmed 2/419712302/4
- 12Rembrandt's Hat1973 · confirmed 2/41973–2/4
- 13Dubin's Lives1977 · 361 pages · confirmed 2/419773612/4
- 14Talking Horse1980 · 220 pages · confirmed 2/419802202/4
- 15God's Grace1982 · 223 pages · confirmed 2/419822232/4
- 16The Stories of Bernard Malamud1983 · 1 pages · confirmed 2/4198312/4
- 17The People1989 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/419892882/4
- 18The Complete Stories1997 · 656 pages · confirmed 2/419976562/4
Bernard Malamud books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Standalone books
18 books18 Bernard Malamud titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Bernard Malamud books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 18 Bernard Malamud books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Bernard Malamud
Start with The Magic Barrel (1950), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Bernard Malamud book?
The Complete Stories (1997) is the newest Bernard Malamud book released so far.
Is there a new Bernard Malamud book coming?
No next Bernard Malamud book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Bernard Malamud has won
Wikidata records 4 awards for Bernard Malamud. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- O. Henry Award1969Won
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction1967Wonfor The Fixer
- National Book Award1967Wonfor The Fixer
- National Book Award1959Wonfor The Magic Barrel
Bernard Malamud at a glance
- Died
- Bernard Malamud died in 1986, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Bernard Malamud are still being published after Bernard Malamud's death in 1986; the newest appeared in 1997.
- Release pace
- Bernard Malamud books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 3,852 pages across the 13 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 237 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Bernard Malamud books, 6 of 18, were published in the 1960s.
What the Bernard Malamud books are about
15 of the 18 Bernard Malamud books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: american literature is tagged on 3 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- American literature 3 of 15 books
- Jews 3 of 15 books
- Short stories 3 of 15 books
- National Book Award Winner 2 of 15 books
- Painters 2 of 15 books