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Born	April 26, 1914 • New York City • New York
Died	March 18, 1986 (aged 71) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors	Pulitzer Prize • National Book Award
Notable Works	“A New Life” • “Dubin’s Lives” • “God’s Grace” • “Idiots First” • “Pictures of Fidelman” • “Rembrandt’s Hat” • “The Assistant” • “The Fixer” • “The Magic Barrel” • “The Natural” • “The People and Uncollected Stories” • “The Stories of Bernard Malamud” • “The Tenants”

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