Bernard Malamud Reading Order

16 books (1964–2002)

This anthology series spans 16 books published between 1964 and 2002, representing Bernard Malamud's appearances in various curated collections across multiple genres and themes. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Best of Science Fiction: No. 10 and concluding with the final entry in 2002. These anthologies showcase Malamud's work alongside other notable writers in collections ranging from science fiction and fantasy to sports stories and contemporary American fiction.

Start with Best of Science Fiction: No. 10, the first of 16 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Best of Science Fiction: No. 10 1964Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Best American Short Stories 1964 1964Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Winter's Tales 15 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Prize Stories 1970: The O. Henry Awards 1970Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Prize Stories 1973: The O. Henry Awards 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Great Tales of Mystery and Suspense 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	A World of Fiction 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Great Baseball Stories 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	First Fiction: An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Writers 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Writing New York 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Modern Library: The 200 Best Novels in English Since 1950 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Best American Short Stories of the Century 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Wonderful Town 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Baseball: a Literary Anthology 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (1980–1980)

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1	Talking Horse 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

9 books (1950–1997)

Bernard Malamud's nine short story collections span from 1950 to 1997, presenting his complete body of work in this genre. Begin with Selected Stories and follow the publication order through to The Complete Stories, which serves as the final and comprehensive collection. The series is complete and best read chronologically by publication date to trace the development of Malamud's distinctive storytelling voice across nearly five decades.

Start with Selected Stories, the first of 9 books in the Short Story Collections series.

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1	Selected Stories 1950Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Magic Barrel 1950Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Idiots First 1963Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Malamud Reader 1967Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Penguin Modern Stories 1 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Rembrandt's Hat 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Stories of Bernard Malamud 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The People 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Complete Stories 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (1952–1982)

Bernard Malamud's eight standalone novels span from 1952 to 1982 and should be read in publication order beginning with The Natural. Each book stands independently, allowing readers to enter the series at any point, though reading them chronologically from their release dates provides insight into the author's evolving literary voice. The complete series includes The Natural, The Assistant, A New Life, The Fixer, Pictures of Fidelman, The Tenants, Dubin's Lives, and God's Grace.

Start with The Natural, the first of 8 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	The Natural 1952Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Assistant 1957Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A New Life 1961Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Fixer 1966Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Pictures of Fidelman 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Tenants 1971Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Dubin's Lives 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	God's Grace 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible